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Geoscience process

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What plate tectonic process creates a deep ocean trench?

a)

Conduction

b)

Deduction

c)

induction

d)

subduction

e)

reduction

2.

What causes plates to move?

a)

Convection under Earth's mantle.

b)

Reversal of Earth's polarity.

c)

Currents in the ocean

d)

Rotation of the Earth's axis.

3.

A new ocean crust forms and old oceanic crust moves away from the mid-ocean ridges during

a)

Convergence

b)

magnetic reversal

c)

sea floor spreading

d)

sea floor not spreading

4.

Two plates of equal density form mountains ranges such as the Himalayan Mountains along

a)

Near divergent boundaries

b)

Continent to oceanic convergent boun

c)

Continent to continent convergent boundaries

d)

Oceanic to oceanic convergent boundaries

5.

Mid-ocean ridges are associated with

a)

divergent boundaries

b)

 convergent boundaries

c)

Hot spots

d)

 transform boundaries

6.

 The ridge in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean formed along a ___________________ boundary.

a)

convergent

b)

transform

c)

divergent

d)

None of these are true

7.

Which feature is represented by “A” in the figure?

a)

Rift

b)

mid ocean rift

c)

trench

d)

None of these.

8.

Which feature is represented by “B" the figure?

a)

Rift

b)

Mid-ocean ridge

c)

trench

d)

None of these

9.

Which feature is represented by “C’ in the figure?

a)

rift

b)

trench

c)

mid-ocean ridge

d)

volcano

e)

None of these

10.

What is process is happening at point “D” in the diagram?

a)

ea floor spreading

b)

subduction 

c)

subtraction

d)

 forming of very tall mountains like the Himalaya Mountains

e)

forming of mid-ocean ridges

11.

Which statement explains why the oceanic crust in the diagram moves downward

a)

The oceanic crust is less dense than the continental, so it moves downward.

b)

The continental crust is denser than the oceanic, so it moves upward.

c)

The oceanic crust is denser than the continental, so it moves downward.

d)

All are true

e)

None are true

12.

Where is new crust being formed in the diagram?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

13.

Which figure shows a transform boundary?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

NONE OF THEM

14.

Which figure shows a divergent boundary?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

15.

 Which figure shows a convergent boundary?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

16.

Which type of crust is most dense?

a)

continental

b)

oceanic

c)

both are equally dense

17.

Which is not true?

a)

Continental plates subduct below oceanic plates

b)

Oceanic plates subduct below continental plates

c)

More dense plates subduct below less dense plates

18.

The San Andreas Fault is a result of a ________________boundary.

a)

Divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

d)

subduction

e)

mid-ocean ridge

19.

____________  are underwater mountains.   

A) riftsB) trenchesC) mid-ocean ridges

a)

rifts

b)

trenches

c)

mid-ocean ridges

d)

convergent plates (coninent to continent)

20.

Which is most correct?

a)

Convection currents have less dense semi-plastic material moving the top and staying there

b)

Mountains are cause by divergent plate boundaries

c)

Convergent plate boundaries can be oceanic to continental

d)

transform plate boundaries create mountains

21.

Mountains cannot stop growing

a)

False

b)

True

22.

Which is an example of weathering

a)

Rain, Sun,

b)

A river washing away shoreline

c)

A landslide

d)

Rain water creating a midslide.

23.

Which is not example of erosion?

a)

Rain, Sun,

b)

A river washing away shoreline

c)

A landslide

d)

Rain water creating a midslide.

24.

What is the name of the plate with letter A? 

 

a)

African plate

b)

Pacific plate

c)

North American Plate

d)

Austrialian plate

e)

Eurasian

25.

What is the name of the plate with letter B?

a)

 African Plate

b)

 North American Plate

c)

Indonesia-Austrailian Plate

d)

Eurasian Plate d

26.

What is the name of the plate with letter C?

a)

African Plate

b)

 North American Plate  

c)

South American Plate

d)

Pacific plate

e)

Eurasian Plate

27.

What is the name of plate G

a)

Eurasian Plate

b)

Pacific Plate

c)

Antartic Plate

d)

South American Plate

e)

Juan de Fuca

28.

When Continental plates of equal density collide they form

a)

Rift Valleys

b)

Subduction Zones

c)

Convection Currents

d)

Mountains

e)

Deep ocean trenches.

29.

Magma formed at a subduction zone rises up through magma chambers, where it creates

a)

volcanoes

b)

rifts

c)

trenches

d)

convection currents

30.

When 2 continental plates "diverge" they form

a)

Mountains

b)

convection currents

c)

rifts

31.

Transform boundaries and resulting ______, produce many ______.

a)

faults, earthquakes

b)

Mountains, rivers

c)

subduction zones, earthquakes

32.

_______ are cause as a result of quick release of stress that builds up at a ______.

a)

Earthquakes, Mountains

b)

Mountains, rivers

c)

Earthquakes, transform boundary.

d)

Transform boundary, Earthquake.

33.

What's the name of this landform?

a)

Deep ocean trench

b)

Mid ocean ridges

c)

fault

d)

Mountain

34.

This is the San Andreas Fault. What type of plate boundary forms this?

a)

Convergent

(oceanic-oceanic)

b)

Convergent

(continent-oceanic)

c)

Divergent

d)

Transform

35.

Direction of plate movement

a)

apart (opposite directions away from each other)

b)

together (towards each other)

c)

opposite (sliding next to each other)

36.

How long to create (time frame)

a)

Slow

b)

catastrophic (fast)

37.

What type of landform is this?

a)

Fault line

b)

Deep ocean trench

c)

Mountain

d)

subduction

38.

What is the directions of the plate movements for this landform?

a)

apart

b)

together

c)

opposite (sliding past each other)

39.

What timeframe does it take for this to occur?

a)

slowly (millions of years)

b)

catastrophic (quickly)

40.

What type of plate boundary forms this this type of landform?

a)

transform

b)

divergent

c)

convergent (oceanic - oceanic)

d)

convergent (continental-continental)