WorksheetsTectonic Plates Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which theory states that Earth’s crust and rigid upper mantle move in different directions and at different rates over Earth’s surface?
ridge push and slab pull
seafloor spreading
continental drift
plate tectonics
Tectonic plates interact at places called plate
reversals
boundaries
regions
subductions
Places where tectonic plates move apart are called
convergent boundaries
transform boundaries
subduction zones
divergent boundaries
Where are most divergent boundaries found?
on the seafloor
on continents
along coastlines
at subduction zones
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of a
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
subduction zone
transform boundary
Places where tectonic plates come together are called
convergent boundaries
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
rift valleys
Convergent boundaries are classified according to the
types of fossils found at the boundaries
rate at which the plates collide
compass direction of movement of the plates
type of crust involved
Oceanic crust is made mostly of
granite
basalt
water
sediments
What can happen when two oceanic plates converge and one is subducted into the mantle?
Magma erupts and forms an arc of islands
The colliding plate edges become crumpled to form a mountain range
The lithosphere splits to create a divergent plate boundary on land
A continent splits to form a new ocean basin
Which feature is associated with a continental-continental plate boundary?
a subduction zone
a mountain range
a deep-sea trench
a volcano
At which tectonic plate boundary do plates slide horizontally past each other?
transform boundary
divergent boundary
continental-continental boundary
oceanic-oceanic boundary
What does the theory of plate tectonics explain?
The movement of Earth's lithospheric plates
The formation of stars
The process of photosynthesis
The water cycle
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______
convection.
continental drift.
subduction.
conduction.
What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture
convergent
divergent
transform
faults
Early mapmakers thought continents might have moved based on their observations of
magnetism
matching coastlines
rock and fossil evidence
earthquakes and floods
Pangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of
South Africa, India, Australia, and South America
the United States, Greenland, and Europe.
Antarctica, India, and South America
all of Earth’s continents.
To support his hypothesis of continental drift, Alfred Wegener did NOT use
ancient climatic evidence.
data on ancient reptiles and ferns.
magnetic field data.
evidence from rock formations.
Coal beds in Antarctica indicated to Wegener that this continent was
always cold
inhabited by penguins
once located closer to the equator
once beneath the ocean
Based on the glacial deposits he observed, Wegener argued that
glaciers form near the equator.
Earth’s axis of rotation had changed in the past.
landmasses drifted away from the South Pole.
Glossopteris could not survive hot weather.
What does paleomagnetism tell us about the poles
Earth's poles are constant
The geographic and magnetic pole are the same
Earth's poles have swapped throughout history
There is no geographic north pole
Which of the following is not a force that drives plate tectonics?
Ridge Push
Slab Pull
Gravitational pulls
Convection in the mantle
How does sediment closer to the mid ocean ridge compare to sediment further away?
Sediment closer to the ridge is older
sediment closer to the ridge is younger
sediment is all the same age
sediment causes trenches
Places in the ocean where oceanic crust subducts back into the mantle are called
Deep sea trenches
Mid Ocean Ridge
Mid Atlantic Ridge
Ocean Sediment
One result of the collision that formed pangaea was?
Convection Currents
Appalachian Mountains
Himalayas
Deep Sea Trenches
