WorksheetsPlate Tectonics
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
Marie Curie
Isaac Newton
Charles Darwin
What is the process of seafloor spreading?
Erosion and deposition of sediment on the seafloor
Contraction and movement towards mid-ocean ridges
New oceanic crust formation and movement away from mid-ocean ridges
Formation of new continental crust on the seafloor
What's the name of molten material deep inside Earth from which igneous rocks form?
lava
rock
magma
What is the term used to describe the continuous movement of Earth's lithosphere?
earthquake
plate tectonics
erosion
volcanism
Which feature is formed by the drifting away of tectonic plates in the middle of the ocean?
ocean trench
continental shelf
mid-ocean ridge
subduction zone
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed around 300 million years ago?
Gondwana
Laurasia
Rodinia
Pangaea
Which pieces of evidence were used to justify the theory of Continental Drift?
Evidence from magma
Evidence from fossils
Evidence from rocks
Evidence from fossils and rocks
What is the name of the underwater mountain range that runs through the Atlantic Ocean?
Oceanic Mountain Range
Underwater Ridge
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Atlantic Mountain Range
What is the process by which new oceanic crust is formed?
continental drift
seafloor spreading
subduction
oceanic convergence
Which is a deep, underwater trough created by one plate subducting under another plate at a convergent plate boundary?
ocean trench
mid-ocean ridge
polar drift
oceanic drift
