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Plate Tectonics Quiz (2023)

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
First and last name
4 lines
2.
Period
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift around 1912. Which of these components is NOT evidence that supports his theory?
a)
Similar plants and animals lived on continents separated by oceans.
b)
All existing continents were once joined into a super continent called Pangaea.
c)
The boundaries of many neighboring continents fit together like a puzzle
d)
The Moon’s gravity and Earth’s spin can move the continents.
4.
Which event MOST likely takes place as the result of tectonic plate (crustal) movement along transform boundaries?
a)
earthquakes
b)
volcanic activity
c)
mountain building
d)
trenches
5.
Which of the following is a result of two continental plates pressing together at a convergent plate boundary for millions of years?
a)
large fields of gravel
b)
a tall mountain chain
c)
large freshwater lakes linked by rivers
d)
an uneven thickness of sedimentary layers
6.
What force causes the tectonic plates of Earth to continually move?
a)
conduction from solar heating
b)
convection currents in the mantle
c)
global winds
d)
ocean currents
7.
Which best explains the movement of tectonic plates?
a)
They move several miles each year because of convection within Earth.
b)
They move several centimeters each year because of convection within Earth.
c)
They move several feet each year because of convection within Earth.
d)
They move several kilometers each year because of convection within Earth.
8.
At the mid-ocean ridge, new oceanic crust is continually being produced. How does Earth’s size change as the new crust is produced?
a)
Earth’s size is growing larger because new crust is being added next to old crust.
b)
Earth’s size is growing smaller because the new crust pushes the continents closer together.
c)
Earth’s size is unchanged because as new crust is produced, earthquakes occur breaking up the old crust.
d)
Earth’s size is unchanged because as new crust is produced, old crust is forced down to the mantle where it melts.
9.
Which of the following is a direct result of sea floor spreading?
a)
old portions of Earth's crust being destroyed.
b)
new portions of Earth's crust being created.
c)
new coral reefs being formed.
d)
Earth's diameter is expanding
10.
Which statement BEST describes why fossils of the same land-dwelling animals have been discovered in both South America and Africa?
a)
These organisms migrated to these two continents.
b)
These organisms were separated by the formation of new mountain ranges
c)
These organisms became extinct due to climate changes on these continents.
d)
These organisms once lived on one large landmass that later split into two continents.
11.
The diagram below shows a cross section of a tectonic plate boundary. Which terms BEST describe features 1, 2, and 3?
a)
1 – continental crust, 2 – mantle, 3 – oceanic crust
b)
1 – mantle, 2 – oceanic crust, 3 – continental crust
c)
1 – oceanic crust, 2 – mantle, 3 – continental crust
d)
1 – continental crust, 2 – oceanic crust, 3 – mantle
12.
This illustration shows how most of the recycling of rock from Earth’s crust occurs. What is this process called?
a)
convergence
b)
subduction
c)
divergence
d)
transformation
13.

The name for plates pushing against each other causing mountains to form is called:

a)

Mountain Boundaries

b)

Transforming Boundaries

c)

Divergent Boundaries

d)

Convergent Boundaries

14.

The boundary where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other forming new crust is called:

a)

Divergent Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Plate Tectonics

d)

Soil Erosion

15.

The term for one plate forced below another plate is called:

a)

Valleys

b)

Collision

c)

Subduction

d)

Oceanic Crust

16.

The name for the one supercontinent that existed millions of years ago with the shifting of earth's plates is:

a)

Crustation

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Pangaea

17.

a)

divergent boundary

b)

convergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

18.

a)

divergent boundary

b)

convergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

19.

a)

divergent boundary

b)

convergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

20.

The process that causes the tectonic plates to move is called.....

a)

subduction

b)

transform

c)

convection

21.

What compositional layer would you travel through in the exact center of Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

22.

Look at the picture. Which statement is true?

a)

A is the crust, B is the core, and C is the mantle.

b)

A is the core, B is the mantle and C is the crust.

c)

A is the inner core, B is the outer core, C is the mantle

d)

A is the core, B is the crust and C is the mantle.

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