WorksheetsVolcanoes/Plate tectonic test part 1 (12/15)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What type of volcano is wide and flat, created by layers of lava flow?
Shield
Cinder Cone
Composite
What type of volcano is this? (Looks like mountain)
Shield
Cinder Cone
Composite
What type of volcano is this? (very wide volcano)
Shield
Cinder Cone
Composite
Who came up with the theory of continental drift?
Albert Einstein
Alfred Wegener
Steven Hawking
Isaac Newton
In what part of Earth do plate tectonics exist?
Crust
Mantle
Outer core
inner core
The majority of volcanoes occur along
State boundaries
Plate boundaries
County boundaries
Borders of countries
Most of the volcanoes are located around the
Equator
Pacific Ring of Fire
Perimeter of the countries
The Antarctic
When two plates come together it is a _________ plate boundary.
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Tectonic
The theory of one super continent is called what?
Alfred Wegener
Pangea
Pantia
Parohea
Mt. St. Helens (composite volcano) had a very explosive eruption because
of very viscous magma that traps a lot of gases
of low viscosity lava that doesn't trap a lot of gas
it is a shield volcano
it is a cinder cone
When two plates separate it is a _________ plate boundary.
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Tectonic
When two plates push/slide past each other it is a _________ plate boundary
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Tectonic
Which of the following is NOT a plate boundary?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Tectonic
Which type of boundary is found at the African Rift Valley?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Strike Zone
The mantle is ______
The thickest layer
the thinnest layer
The hardest layer
The hottest layer
What is it called when one of the plates goes back into the mantle
Subduction
Divergent
Tectonic plate
Sinking plate
How fast do plates move?
About a foot per year
about a yard per year
as fast as your nail grows
about 1 inch per day
