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Plate Motion Study Check

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes tectonic plates to move along the Earth's surface?
a)
wind
b)
ocean currents
c)
convection in the mantle
d)
expansion of the Earth
2.
What type of boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?
a)
transform
b)
subduction
c)
convergent
d)
divergent
3.
What forms at a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates?
a)
rift valley
b)
mountain
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
trench
4.
What type of boundary occurs when two plates move toward each other?
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
lateral
5.
A trench forms at a _________ boundary.
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
vertical
6.
What type of boundary is shown at A?
a)
transform
b)
convergent
c)
divergent
d)
subduction
7.
What is happening at point B?
a)
subduction
b)
a divergent boundary
c)
convection
d)
an earthquake
8.

What does the theory of Continental Drift explain?

a)

Ocean currents move continents around the planet

b)

Convection works deep within the asthenosphere

c)

Mid-ocean ridges force tectonic plates to move

d)

Continents were once together and slowly drifted to where they are today

9.

Where are the youngest rocks on Earth found?

a)

Along mid-ocean ridges

b)

Along transform boundaries

c)

On the edges of the continents

d)

Near ocean trenches

10.

Who was the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift?

a)

Alfred Powell

b)

Harry Hess

c)

Alfred Wegener

d)

Ernest Rutherford

11.

How far do tectonic plates move each year?

a)

Meters per year

b)

Centimeters per year

c)

Kilometers per year

d)

Feet per year

12.

Where does seafloor spreading take place?

a)

Convergent boundaries

b)

The continentals shelves

c)

Transform boundary

d)

Mid-ocean ridges

13.

What is the driving force behind the movement of the tectonic plates?

a)

Gravity

b)

Convection

c)

Wave motion

d)

Seismic activity

14.

What is the process of convection?

a)

The process of hot material rising and cooler material sinking in circular patterns

b)

The process of hot rock solidifying and forming new crust

c)

The process of explaining what goes up must come down

d)

Strong ocean currents moving tremendous amounts of material

15.

Volcanoes are created along

a)

Divergent and Convergent boundaries

b)

Transform and Convergent boundaries

c)

Divergent and Transform boundaries

d)

The boundary between Illionois and Wisconsin

16.

Earthquakes can happen along

a)

All boundaries

b)

Divergent and transform boundaries

c)

Convergent and divergent boundaries

d)

Transform and Convergent boundaries

17.

How do the plates move along a divergent boundary?

a)

They move towards one another

b)

They move away from one another

c)

They move past one another

d)

One move up the other moves down

18.

How do the plates move along convergent boundaries?

a)

They move towards one another

b)

They move away from one another

c)

They move past one another

d)

One moves up and one moves down

19.

What does the theory of Continental Drift state?

a)

The continents were once joined in a super continent and have moved over time

b)

The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

c)

Continents are stationary and do not move

d)

None of the above

20.

Which pieces of evidence did Wegener use to prove Continental drift?

a)

The shape of the continents

b)

Similar fossils found on separate continents

c)

Plant fossils found in odd places

d)

All of the above

21.

Which layer is the thinnest?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer corr

d)

Inner core

22.

The thickest layer of the Earth

a)

Crust

b)

Outer core

c)

Mantle

d)

Inner core

23.

A student uses clay to construct a model of Earth. Which layer of the model should be the thinnest layer?

a)

the layer representing the mantle

b)

the layer representing the outer core

c)

the layer representing the inner core

d)

the layer representing the crust

24.

What type of plate boundary is this?

a)

Transform

b)

Convergent

c)

Divergent

25.

What type of plate boundary is this?

a)

Transform

b)

Convergent

c)

Divergent

26.

What is happening in the picture?

a)

layers of the Earth are changing positions

b)

the inner and outer core are solid

c)

convection currents are causing the tectonic plates to move

d)

the mantle is growing

27.

What type of evidence was helpful in proving the Continental Drift theory?

a)

hidden treasures

b)

dinosaur fossils

c)

fossil evidence, continental fit, glacial evidence and landform and rock layers

d)

tropical forests

28.

When did the Earth's continents stopped breaking apart and coming together?

a)

In 1960

b)

It stopped in 1950 then continued to move after 1952

c)

Between 1912 and 1930

d)

It has not stopped, it is continually breaking apart and coming together.

29.

What were the names of the two continents that started drifting apart?

a)

Europe and South America

b)

The Netherlands and Greenland

c)

Laurasia and Gondwanaland

d)

Africa and Australia

30.

Which feature did the Mesosaurus have?

a)

Webbed feet

b)

Lungs

c)

Nostrils on top of their head

d)

All of the above

31.

True or false: The Mesosaurus could swim long distances.

a)

False

b)

True

c)

It depends on the type of Mesosaurus

d)

Not enough information

32.

Which locations did they find the Mesosaurus fossils?

a)

South America and Africa

b)

Africa and Europe

c)

United States and Canada

d)

Japan and Australia

33.

Where did they find the Mesosaurus fossils?

a)

soft rock

b)

sand

c)

hard, solid rock

d)

under the ocean

34.

How do rock samples collected from the sea floor provide evidence of tectonic plate movement?

a)

Older rocks are found near the deep-ocean trenches.

b)

Older rocks are near the center of mid-ocean ridges.

c)

Younger rocks are near the deep-ocean trenches.

d)

Younger rocks are mixed with older rocks at mid-ocean ridges.

35.

Ancient fossils have been placed on the map indicating where they were found.


The strongest evidence exists for which two continents to have been connected when Pangaea was present?

a)

South America and Africa

b)

North America and Africa

c)

Africa and Australia

d)

South America and Australia

36.

Use the information to answer the question.


Which explanation best accounts for the fossil evidence?

a)

The continents were once connected by a large land bridge.

b)

The reptile species evolved on the two different continents at the same time.

c)

The continents were once joined together within a larger landmass.

d)

The reptile species floated across the Atlantic Ocean on logs.

37.
It is the southern part of Pangea.
a)
Eurasia
b)
Gondwanaland
c)
South America
d)
South Africa
38.
What are the two continents the fits together based on Wegener's Theory?
a)
Asia and Russia
b)
India and Asia
c)
South America and Africa
d)
Africa and Asia
39.
What are the remains of organism noticed by Wegener that are found the same in two continents?
a)
Leaves and flowers
b)
Ice and mountains
c)
Plants and animals
d)
Dinosaurs and reptiles
40.

In sea-floor spreading, new crust is added at a

a)

mid-ocean ridge

b)

magnetic stripe

41.

Which theory describes the motion of and force driving Earth's plates?

a)

first law of motion

b)

third law of motion

c)

continental drift

d)

plate tectonics

42.

Cross Section

a)

A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.

b)

A diagonal portion of a larger object.

c)

When two line are drawn over each other at a 900 angle.

d)

A piece of a pizza.

43.

Outer Layer

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

44.

Plate Boundary

a)

The place where two plates meet; most volcanoes and earthquakes occur here.

b)

The location where the food falls onto the table.

c)

Where one country ends and another begins.

d)

The edge of your patella.

45.

Tectonic Plate

a)

One of the very large sections of hard rock that make up Earth's outer layer.

b)

A new song release from "P-late."

c)

An object that is used for serving food on.

d)

Round, smooth portions of the Mantle.

46.
a)

Convergent?

b)

Divergent?

c)

Transform?

d)

Classic

47.
a)

Divergent?

b)

Convergent?

c)

Transform?

d)

Classic?

48.

Mid-Ocean Ridge?

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.

At which boundary do you find a trench?

a)

Transform

b)

Divergent

c)

Convergent

d)

Strike-Slip

50.

Which statement best describes Earth's outer layer?

a)

Earth's outer layer is made up of a soft solid material.

b)

Earth's outer layer is made up of hard, solid rock.

c)

Earth's outer layer is a combination of hard, solid rock and a soft, solid material.

d)

Earth's outer layer is made up of hard, solid rock or water; it depends on where you go.

51.

Which statement best describes what Earth's outer layer is like underneath the soil and water in the image?

a)

Underneath both the soil and the ocean, Earth’s outer layer is made of sand and water.

b)

Underneath both the soil and the ocean, Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, solid rock.

c)

Underneath the soil, Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, solid rock. Underneath the ocean, Earth’s outer layer is made of sand.

d)

Underneath both the soil and the ocean, Earth's outer layer is made of water.

52.

The team is drilling underground at sites 1 and 2. Where will the team find hard, solid rock?

a)

They will find hard, solid rock below site 1. At site 2, they will find water and sand.

b)

They will find hard, solid rock below site 2. At site 1, they will find plants and soil.

c)

They will find hard, solid rock below both sites.

d)

They will find hard solid rock at neither of these sites; they will find water below both of them.

53.

Earth's plates are a __________ solid material. Earth's mantle is a ________ solid material.

a)

Soft; hard

b)

Hard; soft

c)

Soft; soft

d)

Hard; hard

54.

Which diagram shows what happens at a convergent plate boundary?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

A and B

d)

None of the above

55.

"Diverge" means...

a)

To move in different directions

b)

To move towards each other

c)

To slip past something

d)

To stop

56.

"Converge" means...

a)

To drift apart

b)

To move towards each other

c)

To slip by each other

d)

To stop

57.

The plate boundary shown in the image is a ______ boundary because...

a)

Convergent; the plates are moving away from each other.

b)

Convergent; the plates are moving towards each other.

c)

Divergent; the plates are moving towards each other.

d)

Divergent; the plates are moving away from each other.

58.

The plate boundary shown is ______________ . This means that _____ .

a)

Divergent; one plate will be pushed into the mantle and the other will experience uplift.

b)

Divergent; the plates will separate, and magma from the mantle will create new rock on the edges of the plates over time.

c)

Convergent; the plates will collide, and one plate will subduct into the mantle.

d)

Convergent; the plates will separate and water will fill the gap between them over time.

59.

At this boundary, what will happen to locations A and B over time?

a)

A and B move away from each other over time.

b)

A and B will stay in the same area over time.

c)

A and B will move towards each other over time.

60.

At this boundary, what will happen to locations A and B over time?

a)

A and B move away from each other over time.

b)

A and B will stay in the same area over time.

c)

A and B will move towards each other over time.

61.

_________________ correlation is when one set of data increases and the other set of data decreases.

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No

62.

_________________ correlation is when one set of data decreases and the other set of data ALSO decreases.

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No

63.

_________________ correlation is when there is NO relationship between two sets of data.

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No

64.

Describe the correlation: "The number of pages you have read in a book and the number of pages remaining."

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

None

65.

Describe the correlation: "The day of the month and the wind speed."

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

None

66.

Describe the correlation: "The age of a car and its selling price."

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

None

67.

Describe the correlation: "The outside temperature and the number of people in attendance at the beach."

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

None

68.

Describe the correlation: "The length of your hair and the number of days since your last haircut."

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

None

69.

What type of correlation is shown in this graph?

a)

Strong Positive

b)

Weak Positive

c)

Strong Negative

d)

Weak Negative

e)

No Correlation

70.

What type of correlation is shown in this graph?

a)

Strong Positive

b)

Weak Positive

c)

Strong Negative

d)

Weak Negative

e)

No Correlation