WorksheetsPlate Tectonics Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 280 Million Years ago.
Pangea
Gondwanda
Laurasia
Neverland
Cracks or breaks in earth's crust where plates slip past each other
subduction
faults
mid-ocean ridge
san andreas
Occurs when a less dense plate slides under a more dense plate
tectonic plates
subduction
continental drift
landmass
Plates boundary where plates slide or move past each other
divergent
continental drift
transform
convergent
What plate boundary is shown in the picture?
convergent
divergent
transform
neither
What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?
folded mountains
transform
convergent
divergent
Plates collide or converge into each other
divergent
convergent
transform
convection
New crust forms along a(n)
subduction zone
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
transform boundary
What occurs between two oceanic plates at a divergent boundary?
rift valley
sea floor spreading
volcanic mountain range
When scientists map the location of earthquakes, where do they find that most earthquakes happen?
middle of tectonic plates
in the core of the earth
only near mountains
at plate boundaries
What type of energy waves do earthquakes produce?
sound
heat
light
seismic
Which wave can travel through solids, liquids, and gases?
P-Waves
S-Waves
Surface (L) Waves
Which type of seismic wave can travel all the way from on side of the Earth to the other?
P-Waves
S-Waves
L-Waves (Surface Waves)
None
What type of fault is the San Andreas in California?
Convergent
Transform
Optimus Prime
Divergent
Which seismic wave travels the fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?
P waves
S waves
Surface waves
Tsunami waves
