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Plate Tectonics Revision

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Alfred Wegener theorized that the continents were:

a)

moving due to movement of magma inside Earth.

b)

solid and part made of rocks.

c)

connected by a land bridge millions of years ago.

d)

once connected as one large supercontinent.

2.

What are the 3 main types of tectonic plate boundaries?

a)

Convergent, Divergent, Transfer

b)

Convection, Divergent, Transform

c)

Convergent, Divergent, Transform

d)

Convection, Divergent, Transfer

3.

What geological feature or event can be created by a transform boundary?

a)

Mountain chains

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Mid-ocean ridge, rift valleys

4.

What type of plate boundary creates mountains?

a)

transform

b)

divergent

c)

convergent

5.

What is responsible for the volcanoes and mountain ranges?

a)

Weathering

b)

Super-nocturnal tides

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Plate Tectonics

6.

What type of boundary exists when 2 plates are pulling apart?

a)

Convergent

b)

Transform

c)

Obtrusive

d)

Divergent

7.

Where do volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

a)

Under the flat surface of plates

b)

Above the flat surface of the plates

c)

Along plate boundaries

d)

At the center of plate

8.

Alfred Wegener proposed the Theory of Continental Drift. Which one of these does NOT support the theory Wegener proposed?

a)

Fossils that were similar were found on different continents.

b)

Bacteria was found all over the world.

c)

Shape of continents fit together to form a supercontinent called Pangea

d)

Climate seen as glacial or ice sharring are found all over the world.

9.

Rift Valley is a feature of what plate boundary?

a)

Obtrusive

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Convergent

10.

The San Andres Fault is an example of a

a)

convergent boundary

b)

divergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

d)

subduction zone

11.

This map shows volcanic and earthquake activity. Where is the highest concentration of activity?

a)

all along the Atlantic Ocean

b)

all along the Pacific Ocean

c)

all along the coast of Africa

d)

all along Indian Ocean

12.
What drives tectonic plate movement? 
a)
gravity
b)
coriolis effect
c)
convection currents
d)
the earth's magnetic core
13.

In the region where two continental plates collide, what geological feature MOST often forms?

a)

an ocean

b)

a volcano

c)

a river valley

d)

a mountain chain

14.

What is the force that moves the continents?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Conveyor belts

15.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
16.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
17.
The diagram shows what can occur when two continental plates collide.Which characteristic of the Indian Plate explains why it moves under the Eurasian Plate?
a)
It is larger.
b)
It is denser.
c)
It is molten.
d)
It is younger.
18.

Which of the following is evidence for the accepted theory of plate tectonics?

a)

continents fit together like a puzzle

b)

solar flares

c)

paleomagnetic reversals

d)

fossils found on multiple continents

19.

Which of the following evidence was used to support theory of continental drift?

a)

A) Continents fit together like a puzzle

b)

B) Similar fossils were found on separate continents

c)

C) Different types of rock, mountain structures, landforms are found all over the world.

d)

D) All of the above

e)

E) Only A and B

20.
This theory states Earth's  plates move on top of the mantle at a slow constant rate
a)
Plate Tectonics
b)
Continental Drift
c)
Superposition
d)
Pangaea 
21.

Which statement best compares the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift?

a)

Plate tectonics and continental drift are two names for the same theory

b)

Continental drift proposes that the continents move; plate tectonics proposes the mechanism for how the continents move.

c)

Plate tectonics proposes that the continents move; continental drift proposes the mechanism for how the continents move.

d)

Continental drift proposes that the continents move; plate tectonics proposes that the continents are stationary.

22.
Massive pieces of land that are part of the Earth's crust and upper mantle
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Trenches
c)
Divergent boundary
d)
Continental shelves
23.

Tectonic plates float on top of the ________

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

24.

Which layer of the Earth is solid iron and nickel?

a)

Mantle

b)

Crust

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer core

25.

Put these layers in order from the center of Earth outward

a)

Mantle, crust, inner core, outer core

b)

outer core, inner core, mantle, crust

c)

Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

26.
The edges of most lithospheric plates are characterized by
a)
 reversed magnetic orientation
b)
unusually rapid radioactive decay
c)
frequent volcanic activity
d)
 low P-wave and high S-wave velocity
27.

The primary cause of convection currents in the Earth's mantle is believed to be the

a)

differences in densities of Earth materials

b)

subsidence of the crust

c)

occurrence of earthquakes

d)

rotation of the Earth

28.

Which world map shows the locations where most earthquakes and volcanoes occur on Earth?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

The map below shows California and a section of the San Andreas Fault.

What is the primary geologic process occurring along the San Andreas Fault?

a)

transform movement

b)

spreading movement

c)

subduction

d)

convergence

30.

The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface

a)

Fault

b)

Boundary

c)

Continental Drift

d)

Earthquake

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