WorksheetsPlate Tectonics Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
What do Seismographs measure?
Seismic waves
People
Animals
Magnitude
What is a Convergent Boundary?
2 plate tectonics move away from each other
2 plate tectonics slide past each other
2 plate tectonics move towards each other
A type of fault
What is a Divergent Boundary?
2 plate tectonics move towards each other
2 plate tectonics move away from each other
2 plate tectonics slide past each other
A type of fault
What is a Transform Boundary?
A type of fault
A transformer
2 tectonic plates slide past each other
2 tectonic plates move towards each other
What are Convection Currents?
Something that occurs in the core
A type of matter
A cycle of cool material rising, hot material sinking
A cycle of hot materials rising, cool material sinking
Convection occurs in the mantle
True
False
The inner core provides our magnetic field
False
True
Temperature and pressure increase the further down you go in the layers
True
False
There are 2 main types of waves: P & S waves
False
True
The state of matter of the inner core is liquid
True
False
Point on the fault at which the first movement occurs is the:
(a)
Point on the surface directly above the focus is the:
(a)
What is the Fall Zone?
(a)
What type of rock is the Coastal Plain?
(a)
What is a Syncline?
(a)
Where is the Piedmont located?
In the middle
On the left
On the right
Where are the mountains located?
On the left
On the right
In the middle
Where are the Coastal Plains located?
On the right
In the middle
On the left
Draw a description of the layers and label them
Where would you like to live? (Piedmont, Mountains, Coastal Plains)
