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Plate Tectonics Test Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The earth's plates, rigid slabs of rock, "float" on the ___ .

a)

asthenosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

mantle

d)

granitic rock

2.

The earth's outer layer is divided into slabs of rock called _________ _________ .

a)

continental plates

b)

crustal plates

c)

trench plates

d)

tectonic plates

3.

Match the following plate boundaries with the correct image.

a)

1.

divergent

b)

2.

convergent

c)

3.

transform

4.

At which landform is new crust formed?

a)

Mid-Ocean Ridge (Divergent)

b)

Mountains (Convergent)

c)

Rift Valley

(Divergent)

d)

Trench

(Convergent)

5.

What is the term when two plates move towards one another and one sinks?

a)

Rifting

b)

Trenching

c)

Collision

d)

Subduction

6.

Drag the labels to the correct the locations on the diagram.

7.

The majority of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the _ .

(a)  

8.

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

a)

Pandora

b)

Gandowandaland

c)

Pangea

d)

Percia

9.

When two continental plates collide we get ________.

a)

Volcanic Mountains

b)

Volcanic Islands

c)

Trenches

d)

Mountains

10.

Which natural disaster takes place at transform boundaries?

a)

Avalanches

b)

Tsunamis

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Earthquakes

11.

Which layer of the Earth is the thickest and is describe as semi-solid/semi-liquid?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer core

12.

Sea-floor spreading explains how.....

a)

new crust is created at a divergent boundary

b)

volcanoes are formed on continents

c)

deep sea trenches are formed

13.

What landforms do transform boundaries create?

a)

Fault

b)

Trench

c)

Rift Valley

d)

Mountains

14.

What type of landform is created when two continental plates pull apart?

a)

Fault

b)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

c)

Rift Valley

d)

Volcanic Mountains

15.

If two oceanic plates move towards each other and one sinks.... what landform can be created?

a)

Trench & Volcanic Islands

b)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

c)

Volcanic Mountains

16.

What landform would you most likely to find at a when two oceanic plates pull apart?

a)
Rift Valley
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Island Arc
d)
Flat land
17.

______________ is the layer that includes the crust and tectonic plates.

a)
Mesosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Lithosphere
18.

What causes the tectonic plates to continually to move?

a)

Convection currents

b)

Volcanic and seismic activity

c)

Strong winds and storms

d)

Rotation of the solid core

19.

Which layer of the Earth is the solid center?

a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Outer Core
20.

Which layer of the Earth is liquid?

a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Outer Core
21.
The point on Earth's surface directly above the place in the rocks where an earthquake begins.
a)
Fault
b)
Epicenter
c)
Seismic Waves
d)
Focus
22.
The way in which energy during an earthquake travels through the earth.
a)
Fault
b)
Epicenter
c)
Seismic Waves
d)
Focus
23.

The _____ is a very thin layer of the earth. It is constantly being altered by weather and land movement.

a)

Outer Core

b)

Inner Core

c)

Crust

d)

Mantle

24.

Place the different points of an earthquake correct on the picture.

25.

Place the correct plate movement on the picture.