WorksheetsPlate Tectonics Test Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
The earth's plates, rigid slabs of rock, "float" on the ___ .
asthenosphere
lithosphere
mantle
granitic rock
The earth's outer layer is divided into slabs of rock called _________ _________ .
continental plates
crustal plates
trench plates
tectonic plates
Match the following plate boundaries with the correct image.
divergent
convergent
transform
At which landform is new crust formed?
Mid-Ocean Ridge (Divergent)
Mountains (Convergent)
Rift Valley
(Divergent)
Trench
(Convergent)
What is the term when two plates move towards one another and one sinks?
Rifting
Trenching
Collision
Subduction
Drag the labels to the correct the locations on the diagram.
convergent boundary
Mid-ocean Ridge
Volcanic Mountains
divergent boundary
The majority of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the _ .
(a)
Alfred Wegener named his single supercontinent ____________, which means "all Earth" in ancient Greek.
Pandora
Gandowandaland
Pangea
Percia
When two continental plates collide we get ________.
Volcanic Mountains
Volcanic Islands
Trenches
Mountains
Which natural disaster takes place at transform boundaries?
Avalanches
Tsunamis
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Which layer of the Earth is the thickest and is describe as semi-solid/semi-liquid?
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer core
Sea-floor spreading explains how.....
new crust is created at a divergent boundary
volcanoes are formed on continents
deep sea trenches are formed
What landforms do transform boundaries create?
Fault
Trench
Rift Valley
Mountains
What type of landform is created when two continental plates pull apart?
Fault
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Rift Valley
Volcanic Mountains
If two oceanic plates move towards each other and one sinks.... what landform can be created?
Trench & Volcanic Islands
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Volcanic Mountains
What landform would you most likely to find at a when two oceanic plates pull apart?
______________ is the layer that includes the crust and tectonic plates.
What causes the tectonic plates to continually to move?
Convection currents
Volcanic and seismic activity
Strong winds and storms
Rotation of the solid core
Which layer of the Earth is the solid center?
Which layer of the Earth is liquid?
The _____ is a very thin layer of the earth. It is constantly being altered by weather and land movement.
Outer Core
Inner Core
Crust
Mantle
Place the different points of an earthquake correct on the picture.
Epicenter
Focus
Seismic Waves
Fault
Place the correct plate movement on the picture.
Ridge Push
Convection Currents
Slab Pull
