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Pangea and Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plate tectonics states that the Earth's __________ is broken up into distinct plates.

a)

inner core

b)

crust

c)

asthenosphere

d)

mantle

2.

The plates motion is driven by ________ in the mantle.

a)

magma

b)

heat

c)

convection currents

d)

water pressure

3.

About ________ years ago the continents formed one super continent.

a)

1 million

b)

100 million

c)

2 million

d)

200 million

4.

The supercontinent formed by all the plates was called ______.

a)

Pangea

b)

Plateland

c)

Continents

d)

Pangola

5.

Which option does NOT provide evidence for plate tectonics ?

a)

Evidence from land features

b)

Evidence from oceans

c)

Evidence from fossils

d)

Evidence from climate

6.

Plate moving toward each other in a ______ boundary.

a)

convergent

b)

transform/ lateral

c)

divergent

d)

automatic

7.

Plates move apart from each other in a _________ boundary.

a)

convergent

b)

transform/ lateral

c)

divergent

d)

automatic

8.

Plates slip past each other in a ______ boundary.

a)

convergent

b)

transform/ lateral

c)

divergent

d)

automatic

9.

A break in the Earth's crust or mantle, mostly along plate boundaries, is called a ________.

a)

landform

b)

rush

c)

valley

d)

fault

10.

The following explains how Mount Everest was formed?

a)

The mountain were formed from volcanic activity.

b)

The mountain were formed when two tectonic plates converged.

c)

The mountain were formed when two tectonic plates diverged.

d)

The mountain were formed when an earthquake hit India.