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Plate Tectonics and Natural Disasters

Total questions: 131

Worksheet time: 5hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
2.

What is the process that moves the continents?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection currents

c)

Radiation

d)

Conveyor belts

3.

Wegener's idea of Continental Drift was rejected by geologists because _________.

a)

He used too many pieces of evidence to support the idea.

b)

It is impossible to predict what Earth looked like millions of years ago.

c)

He couldn't explain HOW or WHY the continents moved.

d)

They were afraid of the new idea.

4.

Underwater mountain ranges are called ____________.

a)

deep sea trenches

b)

mid-ocean ridges

c)

seafloor spreading

d)

continental drift

5.

Underwater canyons are called ____________.

a)

deep sea trenches

b)

mid-ocean ridges

c)

seafloor spreading

d)

continental drift

6.

The OLDEST rocks on the seafloor are located?

a)

Closest to the mid-ocean ridge

b)

Farthest from the mid-ocean ridge

7.

The YOUNGEST rocks on the seafloor are located?

a)

Closest to the mid-ocean ridge

b)

Farthest from the mid-ocean ridge

8.

Where is new oceanic crust formed?

a)

mid-ocean ridge

b)

deep sea trench

9.

Where is old oceanic crust recycled?

a)

mid-ocean ridge

b)

deep sea trench

10.

What theory states that the continents were once part of a super continent called Pangaea and have moved slowly to their current locations over hundreds of millions of years.

a)

Oceanic wandering

b)

Land-form Evidence

c)

Continental Drift

d)

Fossil Distribution

11.

How long did it take the continents to move from Pangaea into their current position?

a)

Hundreds of years

b)

Thousands of years

c)

Millions of years

12.

The process of new seafloor forming when magma rises at the mid-ocean ridges and solidifies, pushing older rock away is called _____.

a)

Seafloor Spreading

b)

Continental Drift

13.

Hot magma (melted rock) is ______ dense than the solid crust.

a)
less
b)

more

14.

At the Mid-Ocean Ridges you can find:

a)

underwater trees and bushes

b)

deep sea trenches

c)

the oldest crust

d)

the newest crust

15.

The image shows a diagram of the ocean floor near a mid-ocean ridge. Where would the oldest rock be found?

a)
L
b)
M
c)
N
d)
O
16.

True or false: The tectonic plates will never stop moving

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Put the repeating steps of seafloor spreading in order.

a)

Magma MOVES to the SURFACE

b)

Magma FLOWS from the CRACKS

c)

Magma COOLS to form new SEAFLOOR

1)
2)
3)
18.

Convection currents in the _________ pull the seafloor apart.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

19.

What is the Theory of Continental Drift?

a)

Earth's continents do not move.

b)

Earth's continents moved in the past and continue moving today.

c)

Earth's continents will eventually fall off the planet.

20.

What is the name for the large landmass of all the continents that formed 175 million years ago?

a)

Pangaea

b)

Laurasia

c)

United Continents

21.

What piece of evidence for Continental Drift states that the continents fit together like puzzle pieces?

a)

Continent Shape

b)

Fossil/Climate Evidence

c)

Landform/Rock Evidence

d)

Glacial Evidence

22.

What piece of evidence for Continental Drift states that the same plant and animal fossils are found on continents separated by oceans.

a)

Continent Shape

b)

Fossil/Climate Evidence

c)

Landform/Rock Evidence

d)

Glacial Evidence

23.

What piece of evidence for Continental Drift states that similar types and ages of rocks are found on different continents?

a)

Continent Shape

b)

Fossil/Climate Evidence

c)

Landform/Rock Evidence

d)

Glacial Evidence

24.

What is the process of magma pushing up through a mid-ocean ridge, forming new crust, and pushing continents apart called?

a)

seafloor spreading

b)

seafloor growing

c)

volcanic volleyball

25.

What is the process of magma in the mantle rising and cooling and sinking and warming that causes the continents to move?

a)

a tiny mouse running on a wheel

b)

magma wheel

c)

convection currents

26.

The Appalachian Mountains in the U.S. match up with a similar mountain range in Northern Europe. How does this support Wegener's theory of Continental Drift?

a)

The similarities provide evidence that North America and Europe were connected when the mountains formed.

b)

The similarities show that the continents must have been closer to the equator at some point in time.

c)

This does not provide any evidence to support his theory.

27.

The theory that states that pieces of Earth's crust are in constant, slow motion is the theory of...

a)

continental eruption

b)

plate boundaries

c)

plate tectonics

d)

lithospheric drift

28.
Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.
a)
continental
b)
oceanic
c)
plates
d)
mantle
29.

What type of plate boundary creates new sea floor?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Subduction

30.

What type of plate boundary is represented in the picture?

a)

Athensphere

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Convergent

31.

What type of plate boundary is represented in the picture?

a)

Transform

b)

Divergent

c)

Convergent

d)

Lithosphere

32.
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Subduction
33.
A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Subduction
34.
During sea floor spreading, molten material rises up from the mantle...
a)
along the continents
b)
at the mid ocean ridges
c)
deep ocean trenches
d)
at north and south poles
35.
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
a)
submarine zone
b)
divergence zone
c)
subduction zone
d)
lower zone
36.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
37.
A subduction zone is a __________ boundary.
a)
transform
b)
divergent
c)
convergent
d)
transferring
38.
What feature is shown by the arrows?
a)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
b)
Himalayan Mountains
c)
San Andreas Fault
d)
Andes Mountains
39.
The area where two tectonic plates meet.
a)
mantle
b)
focus
c)
plate boundary
d)
convection
40.
What is the name of the plate boundary that slides past each other?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Mr. C the Slide Man
41.
Name the boundary
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
42.
What is D?
a)
magma
b)
upper mantle
c)
lava
d)
convection
43.

What is true of tectonic plates?

a)

They are constantly moving

b)

Earthquakes cause them to move

c)

They don't move for centuries at a time

d)

There are fewer and fewer of them

44.

What is the underlying force that drives plate tectonics?

a)

ocean tides

b)

Volcanic eruptions

c)

convection currents

d)

the rock cycle

45.

Cracks or breaks in earth's crust where plates slip past each other

a)

subduction

b)

faults

c)

mid-ocean ridge

d)

san andreas

46.

Occurs when a more dense plate slides under a less dense plate

a)

tectonic plates

b)

subduction

c)

continental drift

d)

landmass

47.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

faults

48.

Plates boundary where plates slide or move past each other

a)

divergent

b)

continental drift

c)

transform

d)

convergent

49.

What plate boundary is shown in the picture?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

neither

50.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

a)

folded mountains

b)

transform

c)

convergent

d)

divergent

51.

Plates collide or converge into each other

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

d)

convection

52.

What is happening in the picture?

a)

layers of the Earth are changing positions

b)

the inner and outer core are solid

c)

convection currents are causing the tectonic plates to move

d)

the mantle is growing

53.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
54.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
55.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
56.
In which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other?
a)
convergent
b)
normal
c)
divergent
d)
transform
57.
Plates slide past one another at ____________ boundaries.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
58.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
59.

Which layer is made of plates?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

60.

Plates Spread Apart

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

61.

Plates Come Together

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

62.

Plates Rub Against Each Other

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

63.
a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

64.
a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

65.
a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

66.

Match the plate boundary to its definition.

a)

Plates spread apart

1.

Divergent

b)

Plates come together

2.

Convergent

c)

Plates rub against each other

3.

Transform

67.

Match the plate boundary to its diagram.

a)
1.

Divergent

b)
2.

Convergent

c)
3.

Transform

68.

Match the plate boundary to the type of stress formed

a)

1.

Convergent

b)

2.

Divergent

c)

3.

Transform

69.

Match the plate boundary to the type of fault formed

a)

1.

Convergent

b)

2.

Divergent

c)

3.

Transform

70.

Forces that changes rock shape or volume is called

a)

tension

b)

compression

c)

stress

71.

Reverse fault has a ______________________ boundary.

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

72.

Normal fault has a ______________________ boundary.

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

73.

Reverse faults create _________________.

a)

valleys

b)

mountains

c)

faults

74.

Normal faults create _________________.

a)

valleys

b)

mountains

c)

faults

75.

Reverse faults ______________________ at an angle.

a)

pull apart

b)

push together

c)

slip past each other

76.

Normal faults ______________________ at an angle.

a)

pull apart

b)

push together

c)

slip past each other

77.

Strike slip faults move by ____________________.

a)

pulling apart

b)

pushing together

c)

slipping past each other

78.

What is a divergent plate boundary?

a)

The point where two plates collide

b)

The point where two plates move apart

c)

The process of a force changing the size or shape of a rock

d)

A volcanic region where magma from a mantle plume has caused the Earth's crust to melt and thin

79.

What is Earth's crust?

a)

The thin outer shell of the Earth

b)

The Earth's layer the plates move on

c)

The boundary between plates

80.

What is a convergent plate boundary?

a)

The point where two plates collide

b)

The point where two plates move apart

c)

The process of a force changing the size or shape of a rock

d)

A volcanic region where magma from a mantle plume has caused the Earth's crust to melt and thin

81.

What is Earth's mantle?

a)

The thin outer shell of the Earth broken into piece

b)

The part of the Earth's interior between the crust and the central core

c)

The water that sits on the crust

d)

A submarine mountain range formed when two oceanic plates diverge

82.

The Mid-Atlantic Ocean Ridge is created:

a)

Where two plates collide

b)

Where two plates move apart

c)

Where two plates slide against each other

d)

At a hotpsot

83.

What is a plate boundary?

a)

The edge of the plates

b)

The space between the silverware and a placemat

c)

The location of a hotspot

d)

The line between countries

84.

The process of subduction is when:

a)

Two plates slide against each other creating friction

b)

Two plates are moving apart causing mid-ocean ridges

c)

A force causing change in the size or shape of a rock

d)

Two tectonic plates meet and one plate sinks below the other

85.

What is a tectonic plate?

a)

The point where two plates collide

b)

The point where two plates move apart

c)

The process of a force changing the size or shape of a rock

d)

A piece of the Earth's crust that sits on and moves over the Earth's mantle

86.

This area is called the....

a)

Arc of Volcanoes

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Horseshoe of Magma

87.

Which type of crust is the densest?

a)

oceanic crust

b)

continental crust

c)

divergent crust

d)

transform crust

88.

The 2 types of crusts are :

a)

Oceanic and continental

b)

divergent and convergent

c)

slip and slide

d)

collide and slide

89.

__________ in the mantle of earth create the movement of plates.

a)

Movement

b)

Collision

c)

Convection Currents

d)

Divergent movement

90.

Why does the continental crust rise over the oceanic crust?

a)

The continental crust is less dense.

b)

The oceanic crust is thinner.

c)

The continental crust is not made of granite.

d)

The oceanic crust is younger.

91.

The diagram shows a cross section of a tectonic plate boundary. Which terms best describes features 1,2 and 3?

a)

1 continental crust, 2 mantle, 3 oceanic crust

b)

1 mantle, 2 oceanic crust, 3 continental crust

c)

1 oceanic crust, 2 mantle, 3 continental crust

d)

1 continental crust, 2 oceanic crust, 3 mantle

92.

A difference between the the oceanic crust and the continental crust is that the oceanic crust is

a)

composed chiefly of sedimentary rocks

b)

more dense than the continental crust

c)

older than the continental crust

d)

continually being created

93.

The diagram below shows the development of an ocean. The process results from

a)

the ocean forcing the plates apart slowly

b)

the ocean forcing the plates apart rapidly

c)

convection in the mantle dragging apart the plats slowly

d)

convection in the mantle dragging the apart the plates rapidly

94.

Which type of crust is less dense?

a)

Continental

b)

Oceanic

c)

They are the same

d)

It depends

95.

Crust can be either oceanic, which is thin and dense, or continental, which is thick and less dense; both are known as crust rock material.

a)

True

b)

False

96.

Density is the amount of matter in a given space or volume; the oceanic crust is thinner, but denser, than continental crust. This sentence describes...

a)

the volume of plates

b)

the density of plates

c)

the thickness of plates

d)

the food on the plates

97.

Which box has a higher density?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

They are the same

98.
What two types of measurements make up DENSITY
a)
Mass and Volume
b)
Temperature and Mass
c)
Grams and Centimeters
d)
Volume and Weight
99.

The Ring of Fire, where many earthquakes occur, is located around the rim of which ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Artic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

100.

Which seismic wave is the first to reach a seismic station?

a)

P Wave

b)

S Wave

c)

Q Wave

d)

Surface Wave

101.

Which type of seismic wave causes the most destruction to property?

a)

P Wave

b)

S Wave

c)

Q Wave

d)

Surface Wave

102.

Which type of seismic wave can move through solid layers of the earth but not through the liquid outer core?

a)

P wave

b)

S wave

c)

Q Wave

d)

Surface Wave

103.

Which seismic waves are call "push/pull" because they compress and extend as they move through the earth?

a)

P Wave

b)

S Wave

c)

Q Wave

d)

Surface Wave

104.

The point within the earth where the earthquake originates.

a)

Epicenter

b)

Fault

c)

Focus

d)

Strike-Slip

105.
a)

Compression

b)

Shearing

c)

Tension

106.

Match the stress on the rock with the type of fault.

a)

Compression

b)

Shearing

c)

Tension

107.

Match the stress on the rock with the type of Fault.

a)

Compression

b)

Shearing

c)

Tension

108.

Where is the epicenter of this earthquake?

a)

Salt Lake

b)

Los Angeles

c)

San Francisco

d)

Portland

109.

How is energy transferred from the focus underground

to the epicenter on the surface?

a)

By waves

b)

By teleporters

c)

By gravity

110.

Earthquakes happen near the Pacific Ocean because ____.

a)

The Pacific Ocean includes many transform plate boundaries.

b)

A magnet buried in the Pacific Ocean attracts waves of energy.

c)

An angry Seamonster throws tantrums in the Pacific Ocean.

111.

Which description of Earthquakes is most accurate?

a)

Earthquakes are very rare, but when they happen they always cause severe damage.

b)

Earthquakes happen every day, but most are too small to notice.

c)

Earthquakes happen every day, so they are the number one cause of death in the US.

112.

The vibrations in the earth caused by the sudden release of energy is called an ______________.

a)

epicenter

b)

aftershock

c)

earthquake

d)

tsunami

113.

What is the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake?

a)

epicenter

b)

fault

c)

focus

d)

intensity

114.

What is a wave generated by earthquake vibrations called?

a)

seismogram

b)

surface wave

c)

seismic wave

d)

seismology

115.

What is a series of sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes called?

a)

storm surge

b)

rip current

c)

tsunami

d)

massive flooding

116.

What is the zone of intense earthquake and volcanic activity called?

a)

Circle of Fire

b)

Oval of Fire

c)

Ring of Fire

d)

Earthquake Central

117.
Which type of wave arrives to a point first?
a)
Primary Waves (P-Waves)
b)
Secondary Waves (S-Waves)
c)
Rayleigh Waves
d)
Love Waves
118.
Which classification of wave does the most damage?
a)
Body Waves
b)
Mega Waves
c)
Surface Waves
d)
Love Waves
119.
We use this tool to measure seismic waves during earthquakes
a)
Seismographs
b)
magnitude
c)
actual magnitude
d)
sonograph
120.
This is the type of plate boundary when two plates run into each other or on top of each other
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
121.
This is the type of plate boundary when two plates run into each other or on top of each other
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
122.
This is the type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates move apart
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent 
c)
Transform
123.
This is the area beneath the Earth's surface where the earthquake begins
a)
epicenter
b)
focus
c)
fault line
d)
tectonic plate
124.
This is the area above ground where the earthquake starts
a)
focus
b)
epicenter
c)
p waves
d)
plate boundary
125.
Stretching rock so it becomes thinner in the middle is what kind of stress?
a)
tension
b)
compression
c)
shearing
126.
Squeezing rock until it breaks is what stress?
a)
tension
b)
compression
c)
shearing
127.
Which of these boundaries/stresses/faults all correctly go together?  Choose all that apply.
a)
normal, divergent, tension
b)
reverse, convergent, shearing
c)
strike-slip, transform, compression
128.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
129.
Magnitude is a measure of
a)
how much magma is released from a volcano
b)
how much energy is released from an earthquake
c)
the distance from the midpoint to the crest of a wave
d)
the thickness of a layer in Earth
130.

What is the shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface

a)

epicenter

b)

earthquake

c)

richter

d)

seismograph

131.

The epicenter is above the ______________.

a)

focus

b)

P wave

c)

S wave

d)

fault