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Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth's plates meet at ____________.

a)

plate tectonics

b)

plate boundaries

c)

continental drift

d)

oceans

2.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
3.
The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.
a)
Ring of Earth
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Ring of Stone
d)
Ring of Diamond
4.
Identify the Major Plate labeled B
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate 
5.
Identify the Major Plate labeled I
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate 
6.
Identify the Major Plate labeled N
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate 
7.
Identify the Major Plate labeled J
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate 
8.
Identify the Major Plate labeled D
a)
Indo-Australian Plate
b)
North American Plate
c)
South Americana Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate 
9.
Identify the Major Plate labeled L
a)
Indo-Australian Plate
b)
North American Plate
c)
South Americana Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate 
10.
Identify the Major Plate labeled G
a)
Indo-Australian Plate
b)
North American Plate
c)
South Americana Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate 
11.
This boundary is described by two plates moving away from eachother along the edges and separating. The resulting gap allows magma to rise and create new crust, forming new lithosphere. 
a)
Convergent Boundary 
b)
Divergent Boundary  
c)
Transform Boundary
12.
This boundary is described as moving toward one another  When the plates are both continental plates the will crumple up and form a mountains. When they are continental and oceanic plates, subduction occurs  and earthquakes and volcanoes form. 
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
13.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

14.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

transform

c)

divergent

15.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

16.

What evidence was NOT used by Wegener as proof of continental drift?

a)

land features

b)

erosion

c)

climate

d)

fossils

17.

Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock is called a

a)

landform

b)

continent

c)

fossil

d)

landmass

18.

According to Wegener's theory of continental drift,

a)

Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses

b)

the continents do not drift

c)

Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking

d)

the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have slowly moved.

19.

What is Pangea?

a)

the name of a German scientist

b)

the name of a supercontinent that existed millions of years ago

c)

another name for continental drift

d)

the name of an ancient fossil

20.

In sea floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

a)

along the edge of the continents

b)

along the mid-ocean ridges

c)

in deep ocean trenches

d)

at the North and South pole

21.

Which of the following properties is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?

a)

Temperature of oceanic crust

b)

Thickness of Earth’s layers

c)

Density of continental crust

d)

Convection currents in the mantle

22.

According to the theory of plate tectonics, where do most volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

a)

On continental plates

b)

On ocean plates

c)

Underwater

d)

Along plate boundaries

23.

What is the name of plate #2?

a)

African Plate

b)

Pacific Plate

c)

North American Plate

d)

Eurasian Plate

24.

The map below shows locations of the tectonic plates. What is the name of Plate E? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Indo-Australian
Eurasian
African
25.

The map shows locations of the tectonic plates. The South American Plate is (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Plate D
Plate C
Plate E
26.

Which statement best describes the movement of Earth’s plates?

a)

The plates moved for millions of years but have now stopped.

b)

The plates are constantly moving.

c)

There is no evidence that plates ever moved.

27.
The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________. 
a)
crust
b)
plates
c)
directions
d)
seismos
28.
Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's
a)
Continental crust
b)
Oceanic crust
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
29.

Which layer of the earth are the tectonic plates found in?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Outer Core

30.

An illustration of the major tectonic plates is provided. Which of the labeled plates in the illustration is the Eurasian Plate?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

31.

An illustration of the major tectonic plates is provided. Which of the labeled plates in the illustration is the Indo-Austrslian Plate?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

32.

Which continental tectonic plate lies underneath the starred region?

a)

North American Plate

b)

South American Plate

c)

Eurasian Plate

d)

African Plate

33.

Which continental tectonic plate lies underneath X?

a)

Pacific Plate

b)

South American Plate

c)

Indo-Australian PLate

d)

Antarctic Place

34.

A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean

a)

Ring around the roses

b)

Ring of flame

c)

Ring of fire

35.

Where tectonic plates pull apart, hot magma rises to the surface to form new crust. What process is this?

a)

folding

b)

faulting

c)

continental drift

d)

sea-floor spreading

36.

Which of the following is a major tectonic plate that contains a continent

a)

Cocos Plate

b)

Nazca Plate

c)

Pacific Plate

d)

African Plate

37.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
38.

What hypothesis states that the continents were once joined to form a single supercontinent?

a)

plate tectonics

b)

seafloor spreading

c)

continental drift

39.
This is a picture of glacier scars found in Africa.  What are these evidence for?
a)
Africa has always been near the equator
b)
Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate
c)
The continents have not moved
d)
sea floor spreading
40.

The Earth's surface is divided into

a)

several oceanic plates

b)

oceanic and continental plates

c)

continental and crustal plates

d)

seven continental plates

41.

Where are the Pacific Plates located?

42.

Where is the Eurasian Plate located?

43.

Where is the Antarctic Plate located?

44.

Where is the Australian Plate located?

45.

Where are the Pacific Plates located?

46.

Where is the Antarctic Plate located?