WorksheetsPlate Tectonics Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 39mins
Which set of events is most common along tectonic plate boundaries?
Earthquakes and volcanoes
Erosion and earthquakes
Tidal waves and volcanoes
Hurricanes and tsunamis
What is the thinnest and outer most layer of the Earth, that we live on?
Outer Core
Crust
Mantle
Inner core
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?
Supreme Continent
Eurasia
Plate tectonics
Pangaea
Rocks on each plate rub up against each other and build up a lot of potential energy. Once this energy is great enough, the rocks will break and the energy will be released. This causes...
Volcanic eruptions
Earthquakes
Both volcanic eruptions and earthquakes
First an earthquake and then a volcanic eruption
Match the following images with vocabulary.
Continental Drift
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Select all that are TRUE about Subduction.
Only seen in divergent boundary
Only seen in convergent boundary
Occurs when a plate slides underneath
Occurs when a plate slides against another
Peru and Chile are part of South America, which sits on the South American tectonic plate. The Nazca plate is moving toward the South American plate. It is pushed downward, which causes it to slide under the South American plate. Based on this information, what feature could we expect to see off the coast of Peru and Chile?
new Continent formation
Poor fishing conditions
Deep ocean trench
Severe tropical storms
Drag the labels to the correct the locations on the diagram.
convergent boundary
Mid-ocean Ridge
slab pull
trench
divergent boundary
The majority of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the _ .
(a)
North American Plate
Identify Plates
Identify Plates
Which ocean is currently feeling a bit 'tide-y' and shrinking?
Atlantic
Arctic
Pacific
Antarctic
Indian
In the vast ocean of tectonic activity, how many major plate boundaries are there swimming beneath the surface?
8
5
6
7
What natural wonder is created when magma makes a splashy debut on the earth's surface?
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Tornadoes
Hurricane
Tsunami
What do you call those deep-sea chimneys that blow off steam instead of lava? They're quite the 'current' topic!
Hydrothermal Vents
Volcanoes
Hot
None of the above
Ahoy! Imagine you're a deep-sea explorer, and you've discovered a mysterious underwater volcano. What do you call the molten rock that flows like a sea current and cools to form new oceanic crust?
Magma
Lava
Sediment
Basalt
What do you call the oceanic dance floor where tectonic plates boogie apart, letting magma rise and create new crust?
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Transform Fault
Subduction Zone
Which of the following is NOT a wave of evidence for Continental drift?
a. Fossil Correlation
b. Rock and Mountain Correlation
c. Climatological Studies
d. Fit of Continents
Just like the tides, some ocean plates expand while others contract as the older crust that forms them is
a. Recycled
b. Moved
c. Created
d. Frozen
What is the term for the process where oceanic crust is continuously created at mid-ocean ridges?
Seafloor Spreading
Plate Tectonics
Continental Drift
Subduction
In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts
along the edges of all the continents.
along mid-ocean ridges.
in deep-ocean trenches.
at the north and south poles.
The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _______
convection.
continental drift.
subduction.
conduction.
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______
convection.
continental drift.
subduction.
conduction.
The San Andreas Fault in California is known as an active earthquake area. What type of
boundary is it?
Converging
Diverging
Transform
Sea Floor Spreading
