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Volcanoes/Plate tectonic test part 1 (12/15)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of volcano is wide and flat, created by layers of lava flow?

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

2.

What type of volcano is this? (Looks like mountain)

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

3.

What type of volcano is this? (very wide volcano)

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

4.
A live volcano
a)
Dormant volcano
b)
Active volcano
c)
Extinct volcano
d)
Shield volcano
5.
A sleeping volcano
a)
Composite volcano
b)
Active volcano
c)
Extinct volcano
d)
Dormant volcano
6.
A dead volcano, one that is unlikely to erupt again
a)
Dormant volcano
b)
Extinct volcano
c)
Shield volcano
d)
Caldera
7.

Who came up with the theory of continental drift?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Steven Hawking

d)

Isaac Newton

8.

In what part of Earth do plate tectonics exist?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer core

d)

inner core

9.

The majority of volcanoes occur along

a)

State boundaries

b)

Plate boundaries

c)

County boundaries

d)

Borders of countries

10.

Most of the volcanoes are located around the

a)

Equator

b)

Pacific Ring of Fire

c)

Perimeter of the countries

d)

The Antarctic

11.

When two plates come together it is a _________ plate boundary.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Tectonic

12.

The theory of one super continent is called what?

a)

Alfred Wegener

b)

Pangea

c)

Pantia

d)

Parohea

13.

Mt. St. Helens (composite volcano) had a very explosive eruption because

a)

of very viscous magma that traps a lot of gases

b)

of low viscosity lava that doesn't trap a lot of gas

c)

it is a shield volcano

d)

it is a cinder cone

14.

When two plates separate it is a _________ plate boundary.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Tectonic

15.

When two plates push/slide past each other it is a _________ plate boundary

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Tectonic

16.

Which of the following is NOT a plate boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Tectonic

17.

Which type of boundary is found at the African Rift Valley?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Strike Zone

18.

The mantle is ______

a)

The thickest layer

b)

the thinnest layer

c)

The hardest layer

d)

The hottest layer

19.

What is it called when one of the plates goes back into the mantle

a)

Subduction

b)

Divergent

c)

Tectonic plate

d)

Sinking plate

20.

How fast do plates move?

a)

About a foot per year

b)

about a yard per year

c)

as fast as your nail grows

d)

about 1 inch per day