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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who was one of the first people to suggest that the plates were actually moving?
Alfred Wegener
Mr. Andersen
Charles Darwin
Isaac Newton
What did Alfred Wegener call the supercontinent that all the plates were connected to?
Pangea
Eurasia
Gondwana
Laurasia
What type of rock is the oceanic crust made of?
Basalt
Granite
Limestone
Sandstone
What is the process called when two oceanic plates move away from each other?
Seafloor spreading
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transformed boundary
Where do earthquakes occur?
Where rock is being pulled apart
Where rock is being pushed together
Where rock is sliding past each other
All of the above
What causes the movement of tectonic plates?
Convection currents
Gravity
Magnetic fields
Friction
Which mountain range is formed by the collision of two continental plates?
Himalayan Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Andes Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
What is the name of the hotspot that formed Yellowstone Park?
Yellowstone Hotspot
Hawaii Hotspot
San Andreas Hotspot
Aleutian Hotspot
What type of plate boundary is the San Andreas fault an example of?
Transformed boundary
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Subduction zone
What evidence did scientists find to support the theory of plate tectonics?
Matching fossils on different continents
Magnetic fields in oceanic crust
Both A and B
None of the above
