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Plate Tectonics Test Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the correct order from outermost to innermost?
a)
Inner Core, Mantle, Outer Core, Crust
b)
Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core
c)
Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust
d)
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
2.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Inner Core?
a)
It is solid metal.
b)
It is the hottest layer of Earth.
c)
It is the most dense layer.
d)
It is liquid metal.
3.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Crust?
a)
It is a solid that is broken into pieces called plates.
b)
It is the coolest layer of Earth.
c)
It is the least dense layer of Earth.
d)
It is made of metal.
4.
What is the Lithosphere?
a)
The Lithosphere is the crust.
b)
The Lithosphere is the sphere of earth containing soil.
c)
The Lithosphere is the crust and upper layer of the mantle.
d)
The Lithosphere is the mantle.
5.
What forms when 2 Oceanic Plates of different densities converge?
a)
Subduction creates trenches and volcanic island arcs.
b)
Mountain ranges form in the ocean.
c)
Sea Floor Spreading
d)
Rift Valleys
6.
What forms when oceanic crust diverges?
a)
Creates mid-ocean ridges (seafloor spreading) & new crust
b)
Mountains form
c)
Islands are created
d)
New crust
7.
New crust is created in the ocean at mid-ocean ridges. What does this do to older rocks?
a)
Melts it and adds it to the new crust formation.
b)
Pushes older rocks to the side causing seafloor spreading.
c)
Forces old crust to bunch together causing mountains.
d)
It makes the layer of crust thicker.
8.
What evidence did Wegener find to support his theory of Continental Drift?
a)
Matching rock layers and fossils on multiple continents.
b)
Glacial scratches on rocks found in non-glacial climates
c)
Plant fossil only found in Asia.
d)
Rare phytoplankton found in Australia.
9.
The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _______.
a)
convection
b)
continental drift.
c)
subduction.
d)
conduction
10.
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______.
a)
conduction.
b)
earthquakes.
c)
convection currents in the mantle.
d)
Earth’s magnetic field.
11.
A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______.
a)
transform boundary.
b)
divergent boundary.
c)
convergent boundary.
d)
rift valley.
12.
The part of the mantle called the _____________________ is made of soft rock that bends like plastic.
a)
Crust
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Outer Core
13.
The process of __________________continually adds new crust to the ocean floor along both sides of the mid-ocean ridge.
a)
Sea Floor Spread
b)
recycling
c)
Ocean Creation
d)
continental drift
14.
Scientists think that the _____________________made of liquid iron and nickel, moves to produce Earth’s magnetic field.
a)
Core
b)
Crust
c)
Mantle
d)
Asthenosphere
15.
What forms at transform boundaries?
a)
Mountains
b)
Rift Valleys
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Volcanoes
16.

What is the primary cause of tectonic plate movement?

a)

Wind and ocean currents

b)

Convection currents in the mantle

c)

Magnetic field fluctuations

d)

Gravitational pull from the moon

17.

Which layer of the Earth is responsible for generating its magnetic field?

a)

Outer Core

b)

Inner Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Crust

18.

What geological feature is commonly formed at a convergent boundary between an oceanic plate and a continental plate?

a)

Rift valley

b)

Transform fault

c)

Deep Ocean Trench

d)

Mid-ocean ridge

19.

Which of the following processes is responsible for the recycling of oceanic crust?

a)

Weathering

b)

Sedimentation

c)

Erosion

d)

Subduction

20.

What is the main characteristic of a divergent boundary?

a)

Plates move away from each other

b)

Plates slide past each other

c)

Plates remain stationary

d)

Plates move towards each other

21.

What is the primary feature formed at a divergent boundary in the ocean?

a)

Mountain range

b)

Volcanic island arc

c)

Deep ocean trench

d)

Mid-ocean ridge

22.

Which layer of the Earth is composed of both the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

23.

What is the term for the process that creates new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges?

a)

Plate tectonics

b)

Subduction

c)

Seafloor spreading

d)

Continental drift

24.

What is the primary cause of earthquakes at transform boundaries?

a)

Volcanic activity

b)

Plates sliding past each other

c)

Seafloor spreading

d)

Plates colliding

25.

Which layer of the Earth is primarily responsible for tectonic plate movement?

a)

Outer Core

b)

Inner Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Crust

26.

What is the main process that occurs at a convergent boundary between two continental plates?

a)

Rift valley creation

b)

Subduction

c)

Seafloor spreading

d)

Mountain formation

27.

What is the primary process that occurs at a transform boundary?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Volcanic eruptions

c)

Seafloor spreading

d)

Mountain formation

28.

Which layer of the Earth is known for its plasticity and ability to flow?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Crust

c)

Inner Core

d)

Asthenosphere

29.

What is the main result of the subduction of an oceanic plate beneath a continental plate?

a)

Emergence of a transform fault

b)

Development of a deep ocean trench

c)

Creation of a mid-ocean ridge

d)

Formation of a rift valley

30.

Which process is primarily responsible for the formation of mountain ranges?

a)

Convergent plate boundaries

b)

Subduction

c)

Seafloor spreading

d)

Transform boundaries

31.

What is the main cause of volcanic activity at divergent boundaries?

a)

Sliding of plates past each other

b)

Rising magma from the mantle

c)

Collision of continental plates

d)

Subduction of oceanic plates

32.

What is the main reason why the Earth's crust is broken into plates?

a)

Magnetic field changes

b)

Movement of convection currents in the mantle

c)

Wind erosion

d)

Solar radiation

33.

Which of the following features is commonly found at a convergent boundary between two oceanic plates?

a)

Rift valley

b)

Volcanic island arc

c)

Mid-ocean ridge

d)

Transform fault

34.

Label each plate boundary.

a)Transform
b)Divergent
c)Convergent
1
2
3
1)
2)
3)
35.

This image shows the formation of a mountain range. At this ​ (a)   plate boundary, colliding plates are a ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
convergent
constructive force
destructive force
force field
divergent
transform
36.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

Mountains formed here. Example: Himalayas

1.

Continent – Continent

b)

Volcanos formed here. Example:

Andes Mountains

2.

Continent – Ocean

c)

Volcanic Island Arcs formed here. Example: Aleutian Islands Arc

3.

Ocean - Ocean


37.

The edges of plates are called (a)  

Choose from the below words

convection

boundaries

subduction

38.

Which plate boundaries move towards one another and collide?

A
B
C
39.
This is when two plates converge but one slides under the other due to density.
a)
Uplift
b)
Subduction
c)
Trench
d)
None of the above
40.
This type of plate boundary is when two plates slide past each other.
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Divergent
d)
Subductive
41.

The diagram illustrates a strike slip fault. What is another name for a strike slip fault?

a)

convergent subduction boundary

b)

convergent collision boundary

c)

transform boundary

d)

divergent boundary

42.

A teacher used a pot of boiling water and wood blocks to demonstrate plate tectonics. In the demonstration, the wood blocks represent

a)

convection currents

b)

lithospheric (tectonic) plates

c)

boats

d)

the mantle

43.

When plates collide we get ________.

a)

crumbles

b)

volcanos

c)

trenches

d)

mountain ranges

44.

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcano Eruption

c)

Tornado

d)

Mountain Building

45.

This famous fault in California has a lot of earthquakes!

a)

New Madrid

b)

Denali Fault

c)

Ramapo Seismic Zone

d)

San Andreas Fault

46.

Plates move apart at _________ boundaries.

a)

volcanic

b)

divergent

c)

convergent

d)

transform

47.

A __________ is the place where two plates meet.

a)

Tectonic Plate

b)

Plate Boundary

c)

Convergent Zone

d)

Trench

48.

When oceanic and continental crust converge, the oceanic plate will dive beneath the continental plate. What best explains the results of this action?

a)

The oceanic crust is moved upward by the radiation of heat

b)

The oceanic crust will melt as it moves deeper in the earth.

c)

The continental crust will form a mountain range.

d)

The two crusts will form an ocean basin

49.

This forms when continental crust and continental crust meet at a convergent boundary.

a)
Mountains
b)
Volcanoes
c)

Mid-Ocean Ridges

d)

Rift Valley

50.

Places where tectonic plates meet are called?

a)

Boundaries

b)

Joints

c)

Cracks

d)

Jelly

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