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Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 27mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following refers to a region where plates meet?

a)

plate

b)

plate boundary

c)

mountain

d)

volcanic arc

2.

There are three distinct types of plate boundaries. Which of those types

creates a zone of tension by moving the plates apart?

a)

convergent boundary

b)

divergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

d)

none of these

3.

Which of the following diagrams shows a strike slip fault?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

Convergent plate boundaries create land formations which later become

scenery. Which of the following is one of the best examples of the land

formations due to a convergent plate boundary?

a)

arc

b)

boundary

c)

valley

d)

volcanic arc

5.

Which of the following completes the analogy?

Faults: A fracture or discontinuity in volume of rocks

Folds: ___________________________________.

a)

It forms from subducting plates

b)

It occurs when a flat surface bent

c)

Occur when plates moving alongside and toward to each other.

d)

Occur when plates moving alongside and away from each other.

6.

Which of the following types of plate boundary move alongside?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

None of these

7.

Which of the following landforms is said to be a low area between hills or

mountains?

a)

arc

b)

valley

c)

ridge

d)

trench

8.

Movement of plate boundaries results to many events or land formations.

Which of the following is the reason behind mountain formations?

a)

converging plates

b)

diverging plates

c)

both a and b

d)

neither a nor b

9.

In response to compression force, the strata may bend and buckle these are called _________.

a)

Stratification

b)

Plate tectonic

c)

Fault

d)

Folds

10.

It is the movement of the plate that results in the deformation of the earth’s crust.

a)

Stratification

b)

Plate tectonic

c)

Fault

d)

Folds

11.

Identify the type of fold.

a)

Anticline

b)

Syncline

c)

Monocline

d)

Recumbent

e)

Overturned

12.

Identify the type of fault.

a)

Reverse fault

b)

Strike-slip fault

c)

Normal fault

13.

Identify the type of fault.

a)

Reverse fault

b)

Strike-slip fault

c)

Normal fault

14.

Identify the type of fault.

a)

Reverse fault

b)

Strike-slip fault

c)

Normal fault

15.

What was Wegener’s continental drift idea?

a)

The continents have moved slowly apart to their current locations.

b)

The continents have always been located at their current locations.

c)

The continents are moving slowly together from their current locations.

d)

None of these

16.

True or False - Similar fossil records across continents was evidence for continental drift.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False - The continents including the continental margins can be pieced together to form a single whole continent.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Alfred Wegener named his single supercontinent ____________, which means "all Earth" in ancient Greek.

a)

Pandora

b)

Gandowandaland

c)

Pangaea

d)

Percia

19.

The remains or traces of ancient life are called ____________.

a)

bones

b)

remanents

c)

fossils

d)

none of the above

20.

What are the three types of Evidence that supports Alfred Wegener's Theory?

a)

Fossils, Fish, and Land

b)

Sedimentary, Magma, and Climate

c)

Fossils, Land forms, and Climate

d)

Climate, Land forms, and Metamorphic rock

21.

What is the force that moves the continents?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Conveyor belts

22.

Originally the Continental drift theory was not well received by other scientist. Why?

a)

There was a competing theory at the time that was more believable.

b)

There was no data showing the continents ever moved.

c)

The scientists did not know the force responsible for moving the continents.

d)

The scientist presenting the data was unreliable.

23.
This is a picture of glacier scars found in Africa.  What are these evidence for?
a)
Africa has always been near the equator
b)
Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate
c)
The continents have not moved
d)
sea floor spreading
24.

What evidence did Wegener use to support the theory of Continental Drift?

a)

Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces

b)

glacier scars and other climate evidence from temperature

c)

mountain ranges and rocks line up across continents

d)

all of the above

25.

What does the theory of continental drift state?

a)

The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time

b)

Continents are stationary and do not move

c)

The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

d)

none of the above

26.

What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?

a)

Africa and North America

b)

South America and Europe

c)

South America and Africa

d)

Antarctica and Africa

27.

How long ago is Pangaea believed to have existed?

a)

200-300 million years ago

b)

1000-2000 years ago

c)

10,000-20,000 years ago

d)

20-30 billion years ago

28.

The continents move very slowly, only a few __________per year.

a)

meters

b)

kilometers

c)

centimeters

d)

miles

29.
Which of the following is evidence that supports continental drift?
a)
the presence of penguins at both the equator and Antarctica
b)
fossils of the same plant have been found on several continents
c)
the presence of glacial features in Antarctica
d)
the presence of volcanic rock in Antarctica
30.

Wegener found fossils of land reptiles on two different continents. This was important because

a)

Land reptiles are often found all over the world, showing that they can survive in most climates

b)

Land reptiles cannot swim, so the continents must have been connected for them to get across

c)

Land reptiles are never moved around the Earth by humans, so they must have travels to these continents by themselves

d)

Land reptiles fossilized much better than other animal species

31.

the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other

a)

divergent boundary

b)

mid ocean ridge

c)

convergent boundary

d)

sea floor spreading

32.

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

a)

the rotation of the Earth.

b)

convection currents in the Asthenosphere

c)

the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

d)

the Moho discontinuity.

33.

In some areas of the world, like California and Japan, earthquakes are a common occurrence. How can this best be explained?

a)

The strong ocean currents are undermining both areas causing earthquakes.

b)

Both areas are located near the edge of the Pacific Ocean, the unstable sand causes earthquakes.

c)

Both areas are subjected to strong ocean wind and waves that causes earthquakes.

d)

Both areas are on the boundary of active plates, the motion of the plates causes earthquakes.

34.

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was caused by a shift in two plates that pushed one section of the sea floor under another section of the sea floor by 5 meters. What type of boundary is this?

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

d)

metamorphic

35.

What is the source of energy that drives plate movement?

a)

the subducton of the sea floor

b)

the different densities of the oceanic and crustal plates

c)

convection currents in the asthenosphere

d)

the friction force between the plates that move past each other

36.
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Subduction
37.
Scientists hypothesize that a super continent existed 200 million years ago.  This continent is called
a)
America
b)
Super Earth
c)
Pangea
d)
Eurasia
38.

Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Sliding

d)

No movement

39.

The San Andreas Fault in California is known as an active earthquake area. What type of

boundary is it?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Transform

d)

Sea Floor Spreading

40.

The rigid section of the earth that move as a unit is called..........

a)

Gravitational Pull

b)
Volcanic Eruption
c)

Tectonic plates

d)
Convection Current
41.

Two plates come together or collide at what boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

42.

Two tectonic plates are moving past each other at what type of boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

43.

If an earthquake occurs at the bottom of the ocean floor what could form as result?

a)

Volcano

b)

Tsunami

c)

Tidal Wave

d)

Hurricane

44.

Aside from Earthquakes, what is the only thing you will find at transform boundaries?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Subduction Zones

c)

Folded Mountains

d)

Fault lines

45.

What is the only event associated with ALL plate boundaries?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Subduction

d)

Deep Trenches

46.

Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere and consist of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle

a)

tectonic plates

b)

North American Plate

c)

Eurasian Plate

d)

African Plate

47.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that is composed entirely of oceanic crust and lies beneath the Pacific Ocean

a)

Antarctic Plate

b)

Indo-Australian Plate

c)

Pacific Plate

d)

Atlantic Plate

48.

What is the term for the location where two different tectonic plates meet?

a)

Pacific Plate

b)

Mountains

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Plate Boundaries