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LESSON 3 REVIEW

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the crust that makes up the ocean floor called?

a)

oceanic crust

b)

crust

c)

continental crust

2.

Lava begins as ..................

a)

water

b)

crust

c)

magma

3.

more than 60 percent of the world’s volcanoes are found

a)

on land

b)

in ocean

4.

A chain of volcanoes formed where two oceanic plates collide is called ..........

a)

volcanic arc

b)

magma

c)

eruption

5.

TRUE or FALSE: Volcanoes form along the mid-ocean ridges, where two plates move together.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

What type of mountains are formed when molten rock erupts onto Earth’s surface and hardens?

a)

fold mountains

b)

volcanic mountains

c)

fault-block mountains

7.

Magma that reaches the surface is called ............

a)

Vent

b)

Hot spot

c)

Lava

d)

crater

8.

Scientists think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates are caused by convection currents, that are located in the _________?

a)

outer core

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

9.

How do volcanoes shape earth's surface?

4 lines
10.

The Himalayan mountain range of India was formed at a ____.

a)

convergent boundary

b)

divergent boundary

c)

hot spot

d)

transform boundary

11.

A break in Earth’s lithosphere along which movement occurs is called a(n) ____.

a)

fault

b)

earthquake

c)

strain

d)

stress

12.

Fault-block mountains occur where _____.

a)

compression squeezes the crust

b)

tension pulls the crust apart

c)

tension squeezes the crust

d)

compression pulls the crust apart

13.

Formed when tension causes large blocks of Earth’s crust to drop down relative to other blocks.

a)

fold

b)

fault-block

c)

volcanic

14.

A(n) ____ can be caused by an underwater earthquake.

a)

impact crater

b)

landslide

c)

fault zone

d)

tsunami

15.

If 2 oceanic plates collide, which one will subduct?

a)

The plate that is more dense

b)

The plate that is least dense

c)

The one with the fewest people on it

d)

Neither. They will create a fold mountain.

16.

The Appalachian Mountains are shorter and smoother, whereas the Rocky Mountains are taller and more jagged. Which mountain range is older?

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Appalachian Mountains

c)

They are both the same age

d)

There is no way to know which one is older

17.

Impact craters are caused by plate motion

a)

True

b)

False

18.

All of the following landforms are caused by plate motion except

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Tsunamis

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Canyons