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WorksheetsPlate Motion CJ Practice Test
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which statement best describes what Earth's outer layer is like underneath the surface?
Underneath the surface of the continents, Earth's outer layer is made of hard, solid rock, but underneath the ocean, the outer layer is made of water and sand
Underneath the surface the entire Earth's outer layer is made of hard, solid rock
Underneath the surface of the continents, Earth's outer layer is made of sand, but underneath the ocean, the outer layer is made of water
Underneath the surface the entire Earth's outer layer is made of sand and water
Which statement best describes what Earth’s outer layer is like underneath the surface in the image?
Underneath both the soil and the ocean, Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, solid rock.
Underneath the soil, Earth’s outer layer is made of water.
Underneath the soil, Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, solid rock. Underneath the ocean, Earth’s outer layer is made of sand.
Underneath both the soil and the ocean, Earth’s outer layer is made of sand and water.
Dr. Bailey and his team are studying two plates that are far apart from each other. However, these two plates used to be next to each other. Which diagram shows what Dr. Bailey and his team would find between these plates?
Responses
Diagram A: Soft, solid rock from underneath the plates rose and hardened, adding solid rock to the edges of both plates.
Diagram B: A new plate from underneath filled in the gap that was created by the plates moving apart.
Diagram C: Sand and dirt filled in the gap that was created by the plates moving apart.
Diagram D: Ocean water filled in the gap that was created by the plates moving apart.
Ms. Phelan wants to study the hard, solid rock under the surface of Earth. She is considering drilling through Maryland (1) or the Atlantic Ocean (2). Where will she find hard, solid rock?
Neither under 1 nor 2, because there is sand and gravel under both places.
Neither under 1 nor 2, because there is water under both places.
Only under 1, because Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, solid rock under continents but not under the ocean.
Under 1 and 2, because Earth’s entire outer layer is made of hard, solid rock.
A team of researchers has been using GPS data to track two plates that are moving toward each other. Which diagram shows what is happening at the place where the plates are moving toward each other?
Diagram A: One plate is going underneath the other plate and sinking into the ocean below.
Diagram B: One plate is going underneath the other plate and sinking into the soft rock below.
Diagram C: Two plates are hitting each other, and the plates are breaking into pieces, creating sand.
Diagram D: Two plates are pushing against each other, causing the edges to bend upward.
Europe and North America are two continents with an ocean between them with very different plants and animals. However, fossils of the extinct Phelanosaurus dinosaur have been found on both continents, and most scientists think they all lived in the same place when they were alive. What could explain how these fossils got so far apart?
Europe and North America are parts of different plates. The plates floated away from each other across the ocean.
Europe and North America are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved far apart as soft, solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of the plates over millions of years.
Europe and North America are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved apart as new plates from underneath got added between them over millions of years.
Europe and North America are parts of different plates. The plates were sometimes pushed far apart by earthquakes, and soft, solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of plates.
Match the numbered spot in the planet layers to the lettered liquid. Remember how materials settle into layers based on their density.
Hint: Where will the MOST dense liquid settle? Where will the LEAST dense liquid settle?
Layer 1
A
Layer 2
E
Layer 3
B
Layer 4
D
Layer 5
C
Patterns on this map tell us that...
olcanic activity and earthquakes happened in the following order: volcanic activity, earthquake, volcanic activity, earthquake, and so on.
volcanic activity and earthquakes happened in random locations all over the map.
volcanic activity and earthquakes can cause damage to buildings and hurt people.
volcanic activity and earthquakes happened in similar areas.
This type of plate boundary creates mountains when on land.
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
All of the above
Volcanoes occur at these plate boundaries (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Earthquakes occur at these plate boundaries (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY- which of the following occurs at CONVERGENT plate boundaries
Mountains (on land)
Rift Valleys (on land)
Mid-Ocean Ridges (underwater)
Trenches (underwater)
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY- which of the following occurs at DIVERGENT plate boundaries
Mountains (on land)
Rift Valleys (on land)
Mid-Ocean Ridges (underwater)
Trenches (underwater)
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY- which of the following occurs at TRANSFORM plate boundaries
Mountains (on land)
Rift Valleys (on land)
Mid-Ocean Ridges (underwater)
Just Earthquakes
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
In the past, India used to be farther away from Europe than it is now (shown in the map). What could explain why India is closer to Europe now than it was before?
India and Europe are parts of different plates. The plates floated toward each other across the ocean.
India and Europe are parts of different plates. The plates were sometimes pushed toward each other by earthquakes, and one plate went under the other plate into soft, solid rock.
India and Europe are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved toward each other over millions of years. When the plates hit each other, they broke into smaller pieces.
India and Europe are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved toward each other as one plate went under the other plate into soft, solid rock over millions of years.
Match each number from the diagram to the description of the event occurring at that position in the convection current.
1
Movement of the denser material
2
Heating of the cooler material
3
Movement of the less dense material
4
Cooling of the warmer material
What kind of earthquake wave is this?
P-wave
S-wave
What kind of earthquake wave is this?
P-wave
S-wave
Scientists often study cross sections to better understand what the inside of something looks like. If we took a cross section of an apple by cutting it vertically, what would the cross section look like?
Diagram A
Diagram B
Diagram C
Diagram D
