WorksheetsTectonics Test 2024
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
what is this ????
a)
transform
b)
divergent
c)
convergent
d)
divergent
2.
The area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...
a)
death ring
b)
fire zone
c)
ring of fire
d)
zone of fire
3.
Mountains form from ...
a)
plates sliding past one another
b)
collision of plates
c)
plates moving away from each other
4.
Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
inner core
d)
crust
5.
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
a)
submarine zone
b)
divergence zone
c)
subduction zone
d)
lower zone
6.
Associated with transform boundaries.
a)
Volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes
7.
What does the theory of continental drift state?
a)
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
b)
Continents are stationary and do not move
c)
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
d)
none of the above
8.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
9.
What is Pangaea?
a)
The name of a German Scientist
b)
the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
c)
another name for continental drift
d)
the name of an ancient fossil
10.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
11.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
12.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
13.
Mountains form from ...
a)
plates sliding past one another
b)
collision of plates
c)
plates moving away from each other
14.
Which piece of evidence did Wegener use to prove continental drift?
a)
The shape of the continents
b)
Similar fossils found on separate continents
c)
Tree fossils found in odd places
d)
All of the above
15.
What is this a picture of?
a)
plate tectonics
b)
continental drift
c)
pangea
d)
glacier scaring
16.
What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?
a)
Africa and North America
b)
South America and Europe
c)
South America and Africa
d)
Antartica and Africa
17.
The movement of Earth's crust along plate boundaries produces
a)
earthquakes
b)
volcanoes
c)
mountains
d)
All of these options.
18.
The mantle of Earth is made partly of magma. When magma rises and sinks, this is called ______________.
a)
a conduction current
b)
a hot spot
c)
a volcanic eruption
d)
a convection current
19.
A slow lava flow with a surface of rough, jagged blocks and sharp, angular projections is called a(n) ____.
a)
pyroclastic flow
b)
aa flow
c)
ash flow
20.
Lava begins as
a)
water
b)
crust
c)
magma
d)
pumice
21.
Can volcanic eruptions effect climate?
a)
yes
b)
no
22.
An erupting volcano can cause...
a)
rain
b)
other disasters like tsunamis, earthquakes, etc.
c)
dragon attacks
d)
an early Christmas
23.
There are volcanoes underwater.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
This plate is involved in all of the Ring of Fire Volcanoes.
a)
The Nazca Plate
b)
The North American Plate
c)
The Pacific Plate
d)
The Indian Plate
25.
What percent of the Earth's volcanoes reside in the Ring of Fire?
a)
75%
b)
100%
c)
90%
d)
0%
26.
The loudest sound ever recorded was...
a)
Mt. Vesuvius erupting
b)
Mt. Krakatoa erupting
c)
Mt. Kilauea
d)
A mouse whispering in the forest.
27.
Most tsunamis occur here.
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
28.
Volcanic eruptions can also cause tsunamis.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California
a)
Sierra Nevada Seismic Zone
b)
Denali Fault
c)
San Fransisco
d)
San Andreas
30.
The Richter scale measures:
a)
the amount of radon gas released
b)
the damage caused
c)
the strength of an earthquake
d)
the weight of tectonic plates
31.
Which kind of waves usually do the most damage in an earthquake?
a)
S waves
b)
L waves
c)
Radio waves
32.
The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.
a)
crust
b)
plates
c)
directions
d)
seismos
33.
The San Andreas fault is located in Conneticut
a)
true
b)
false
34.
What is VEI?
a)
Volcanic Explosivity Index
b)
Volcano Explosion Inferno
c)
Volcanic Event Information
35.
What is the term for destruction of the world or civilization?
a)
VEI
b)
Category 5
c)
EF12
d)
T.E.O.T.W.A.W.K.I.
36.
If Yellowstone volcano erupts as a super volcano what is the term for effect on life around the world?
a)
V.E.I
b)
Category 6
c)
E.LE.
(Extinction Level Event)
d)
Climate change
37.
What is the most destructive volcanic eruption?
a)
Category 6
b)
EF 5
c)
VEI 8
38.
If Yellowstone erupted now what would happen?
a)
the end of civilization
b)
nuclear winter
c)
millions of humans would die
d)
all are correct
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