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WorksheetsForces that Change the Earth Review 8.9AB
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins
what do the V's on a topographic map represent?
nothing
a river/stream
a cliff
a cave
A topographic map of a region is provided. Which position indicated by the letters is at an elevation of 475 meters?
W
X
Y
Z
Which point, A or B, has a gentle slope?
A, because lines are spread apart.
B, because lines are close together.
B, because it's higher elevation.
A, because the land has a lower elevation compared to pt. B.
A mid-ocean RIDGE is located at the boundary of two tectonic plates. Which diagram correctly models the relative plate motion on each side of a mid ocean ridge?
A strike slip fault is a type of boundary.
True
False
The San Andreas fault is a transform fault. The map below shows a student's approximation of where the fault line crosses through the United States. Students were asked to make maps predicting which way land would most likely move over thousands of years.
The map shows the locations of four active volcanoes in the Caribbean Sea. What do these volcanoes indicate about plate tectonics in the region?
The volcanoes form an island arc, indicating a converging plate boundary
The volcanoes form a line, indicating a diverging plate boundary.
Two plates are moving past each other, causing faulting and magma formation.
Two plates are moving apart, creating new seafloor
A __________ is an underwater mountain or chain of mountains.
Deep Ocean Trench
Subduction Zone
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Stress Fault
One piece of evidence for Plate Tectonics is that--
some continents appear to fit together like a puzzle.
we have video footage of the plates actually moving.
all continents have formed from volcanic eruptions.
the continents are no longer moving.
Fossil records indicate that the continents were once connected. How do fossil records support this claim?
We have been able to transport the same types of fossils from one continent to another.
Fossils of the same organism have been found on continents that are now separated by oceans.
Some continents contain fossils of many different types of organisms.
At first, a lack of evidence for continental drift prevented many scientists from believing a single supercontinent called _________ existed.
Glossopteris
Pangaea
Gondwanaland
Mesosaurus
How do glaciers play a role in Plate Tectonics?
Glaciers cover parts of the Earth that have remained stationary.
There is evidence that glaciers have not always existed.
There is evidence that shows that the same glaciers covered different regions of several continents.
Glaciers exist in different in different places on the Earth.
Which of the following is NOT a tectonic boundary?
Convergent
Divergent
Sedergent
Transform
This landform can occur at a divergent plate boundary.
ocean trench
mid-ocean ridge
tall mountains
transform fault
Process in which one layer of the crust goes below another one into the mantle.
Seismic waves
Crust
Subduction
Asthenosphere
Why was Wegener's theory not supported at first?
his evidence was lacking
his could not explain the fossil record.
his lack of scientific background
he could not explain what caused the continents to move.
What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?
Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces
glacier scars as evidence of climate change.
mountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continents
all of the above
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
divergent
convergent
transform
subducting
The theory that states that pieces of Earth's crust are in constant, slow motion is the theory of...
continental eruption
plate boundaries
plate tectonics
lithospheric drift
This man was responsible for creating the idea of continental drift.
Alfred Wegener
Neil Hess
Harry Cooper
Alex Roger
True or False : Sea-floor Spreading adds new material (rock) to the ocean floor?
Trenches are found along
Transform boundaries
Convergent Continental-Continental boundaries
Divergent Oceanic-Oceanic boundaries
Convergent Oceanic-Oceanic boundaries
Where is the Ring of Fire located?
Atlantic Plate
Pacific Plate
Japanese Plate
North American Plate
This is the area around the Pacific ocean with intense tectonic action
The Ring of Fire
The Ring of the Pacific
The Pacific Fire
The Ring of Volcanos
What boundary is associated with this collision?
Divergent boundary
Mid-Ocean Ridge forming
Subduction of oceanic crust is occuring
Transform boundary of plates sliding
A student is standing at point Z. what height in meters must the student climb in order to reach the top of the hill?
253
250
150
153
Which is the correct boundary from the diagram?
Convergent, Oceanic-Continental, Mid Ocean Ridge
Divergent, Oceanic-Oceanic, Mid ocean Ridge
Convergent, Oceanic-Oceanic, Deep Ocean Trench
Transform, Oceanic-Oceanic, Deep Ocean Trench
The Theory of Pangea
The Theory of Moving Continents
The Theory of Continental Drift
The Theory of Techtonic Plates
Volcanoes and earthquakes DO NOT usually occur at or near plate boundaries.
True
False
