WorksheetsPlate Tectonics Theory
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The massive supercontinent that broke apart over 250 million years ago was
Gondwanaland
Laurasia
Pangaea
Panthalassa
The theory states that the slow and constant movement of the Earth’s plates produce earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains.
Continental Drift Theory
Plate Continental Theory
Plate Tectonics Theory
Seafloor Spreading Theory
The split of the Australian continent from Antarctica happened in what period?
Present Day Period
Permian Period
Jurassic Period
Cretaceous Period
Which of the following causes the movement of the tectonic plates?
Earthquakes
Plate movement
Volcanic Eruption
Convection Current
The lithospheric plates are moving due to convection currents in the mantle(asthenosphere)
TRUE
FALSE
Mountains and volcanoes were made because of movement of plates
TRUE
FALSE
One of the minor plates is the Philippine Plate.
TRUE
FALSE
What activity happens when the hotter particles of the mantle move up while the cooler ones move down? (There are more than 1 answer)
Thermal Convection
Convection Current
Conveyor Belt
Diastrophism
This refers to zones along the plate borders where most earthquakes occur.
Volcano
Trench
Epicenter
Seismic Belt
Which of these is FALSE about lithospheric plates:
have the same thickness everywhere
include the crust and upper mantle
thickest in the mountain regions
vary in thickness
Which of the following is a sign that a volcano is about to erupt?
Earthquake
Hurricane
Rain
Typhoon
Most active volcanoes are found in the Pacific Ring of Fire because this where most of the ______ are located.
Trenches
Subduction Zones
Mountain Belt
Mid-Ocean Ridges
Name the mountain range shown.
Northern Negros National Park
Mount Kanlaon
Cordillera Valley
Sierra Madre
Location of 81% of the world’s earthquakes
Mid-Atlantic Ridge Belt
Alpine-Himalayan Belt
Circum-Pacific Belt
Alpide Belt
Complete name of your Science teacher.
(a)
