WorksheetsPlate Tectonics Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere moves slowly is called
a)
Convection Currents
b)
Plate Tectonics
c)
Magment movement
2.
Who came up with the idea of Coninental drift?
a)
Wegener
b)
Einstein
c)
Lamarck
3.
The Supercontient is known as
a)
Gondowala
b)
Laurasia
c)
Pangaea
4.
Evidence of contiental drift would be
a)
Same ocean
b)
Modern Day Earth
c)
Fossils
5.
Are the contients still moving today?
a)
Yes
b)
No
6.
Convections current are located in
a)
The mantle
b)
The core
c)
The crust
7.
What do convection currents move?
a)
The core
b)
They don't move
c)
The plates
8.
Hot air
a)
Rises
b)
Sinks
c)
Stays level
9.
Cold air
a)
Rises
b)
Sinks
c)
Stays Level
10.
How far do contienents move each year?
a)
Inches
b)
Miles
c)
Centimeters
11.
Convergent Boundaries
a)
Slide past
b)
Push apart
c)
Come together
12.
Divergent Boundary
a)
Slide past
b)
Push apart
c)
Come together
13.
Transform Boundary
a)
Slide Past
b)
Push apart
c)
Come together
14.
Earthquakes form at
a)
Transforming boundary
b)
Convergent boundary
c)
Divergent boundary
15.
Himalayan Mountains are formed by
a)
Transforming boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Divergent Boundary
16.
Longest Underwater Mountain Chain
a)
Mid Ocean Ridge
b)
Seafloor Spreading
c)
Subduction Zone
17.
New Seafloor is made from
a)
Mid Ocean Ridge
b)
Seafloor Spreading
c)
Subduction Zone
18.
Volcanoes are formed at
a)
Mid Ocean Ridge
b)
Seafloor Spreading
c)
Subduction Zone
19.
What type of boundary is below?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
20.
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
21.
What type of Boundary is below?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
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