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Plate Tectonics (7s) Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is "Pangea" ?

a)

The semi-liquid molten rock the Earth's plates move on

b)

A continent made of all the continents that exised 200 mya

c)

Where earthquakes occur

d)

where volcanoes occur

2.

The Richter scale measures

a)

Volcano eruptions

b)

The strength of Earthquakes

c)

The damage of Earthquakes

d)

All of the above

3.

An Earthquake of a 8 on the Ricter Scale is how many times bigger than an earthquake of a 4?

(a)  

4.

Which ocean is growing in size? Which is shrinking? Why?

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5.

How does the theory of plate tectonics help us explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and mountains?

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6.

This image shows

a)

A divergent plate boundary

b)

A convergent plate boundary

c)

A transform boundary

d)

A hot spot

7.

This image shows

a)

A divergent boundary

b)

A convergent boundary

c)

a transform boundary

d)

A hot spot

8.

This image shows

a)

A divergent plate boundary

b)

A convergent plate boundary

c)

A transform boundary

d)

A hot spot

9.

This image shows

a)

A divergent plate boundary

b)

A convergent plate boundary

c)

A transform plate boundary

d)

A hot spot

10.

The images in questions #6-#10 provide evidence for

a)

The theory of plate tectonics

b)

The theory of continental drift

c)

The theory that the Earth is ever-changing

d)

All of the above

11.

the meteorologist who developed the theory of continental drift in 1912

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Alfred Wegener

12.

Identify the labels (1,2,3,4,5) in the drawing.

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13.

Where is the San Andreas Fault?

a)

The middle of the Atlantic Ocean

b)

California

c)

the Himalayas

d)

All of the above

14.

Where is a divergent boundary?

a)

The middle of the Atlantic Ocean

b)

California

c)

the Himalayas

d)

All of the above

15.

Where is a convergent boundary?

a)

The middle of the Atlantic Ocean

b)

California

c)

the Himalayas

d)

All of the above

16.

Where is a plate boundary boundary?

a)

The middle of the Atlantic Ocean

b)

California

c)

the Himalayas

d)

All of the above

17.

One of the most well known divergent boundaries is the

(a)  

18.

The theory of continental drift was NOT accepted because

a)

Wegener was not a geologist

b)

Wegner did not explain how it happened

c)

Scientists did not agree with his evidence

d)

All of the above

19.

Three pieces of evidence that Wegener did provide for his theory were:

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20.

The map to the left shows the location of

a)

Divergent plate boundaries

b)

Convergent plate boundaries

c)

Transform boundaries

d)

All of the above

21.

Hawaiʻi's hot spot doesn't display the typical relationship between volcanoes and plate boundaries, yet it does provide evidence of plate tectonics. How?

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22.

Model 1 demonstrates what kind of boundary? Why?

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23.

Model 2 demonstrates what kind of boundary? Why?

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24.

Model 3 demonstrates what kind of boundary? Why? Why are all three called "models"?

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25.

How does the theory of plate tectonics account for earthquakes? Volcanoes? Mountains?

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