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Plate Tectonics Theory

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The massive supercontinent that broke apart over 250 million years ago was

a)

Gondwanaland

b)

Laurasia

c)

Pangaea

d)

Panthalassa

2.

The theory states that the slow and constant movement of the Earth’s plates produce earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains.

a)

Continental Drift Theory

b)

Plate Continental Theory

c)

Plate Tectonics Theory

d)

Seafloor Spreading Theory

3.

The split of the Australian continent from Antarctica happened in what period?

a)

Present Day Period

b)

Permian Period

c)

Jurassic Period

d)

Cretaceous Period

4.

Which of the following causes the movement of the tectonic plates?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Plate movement

c)

Volcanic Eruption

d)

Convection Current

5.

The lithospheric plates are moving due to convection currents in the mantle(asthenosphere)

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

Mountains and volcanoes were made because of movement of plates

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

One of the minor plates is the Philippine Plate.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

What activity happens when the hotter particles of the mantle move up while the cooler ones move down? (There are more than 1 answer)

a)

Thermal Convection

b)

Convection Current

c)

Conveyor Belt

d)

Diastrophism

9.

This refers to zones along the plate borders where most earthquakes occur.

a)

Volcano

b)

Trench

c)

Epicenter

d)

Seismic Belt

10.

Which of these is FALSE about lithospheric plates:

a)

have the same thickness everywhere

b)

include the crust and upper mantle

c)

thickest in the mountain regions

d)

vary in thickness

11.

Which of the following is a sign that a volcano is about to erupt?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Hurricane

c)

Rain

d)

Typhoon

12.

Most active volcanoes are found in the Pacific Ring of Fire because this where most of the ______ are located.

a)

Trenches

b)

Subduction Zones

c)

Mountain Belt

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridges

13.

Name the mountain range shown.

a)

Northern Negros National Park

b)

Mount Kanlaon

c)

Cordillera Valley

d)

Sierra Madre

14.

Location of 81% of the world’s earthquakes

a)

Mid-Atlantic Ridge Belt

b)

Alpine-Himalayan Belt

c)

Circum-Pacific Belt

d)

Alpide Belt

15.

Complete name of your Science teacher.

(a)