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Plates Tectonics

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Plate Boundary
2.
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Magnetic Pole Reversal
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Faults in Mountain Ranges
3.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
4.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
5.
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past each other
d)
subducting
6.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Plate
7.
A fault is formed by the movement of a __________ plate boundary
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
8.

Islands can from from magma which is pushed up at a __________ plate boundary

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

9.

Mountains are created when....

a)

Two continental plates collide

b)

Two oceanic plates pull apart

c)

An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate

d)

Two continental plates pull apart

10.

Ocean Ridges are formed by _______ plate boundaries

a)

Convergent Oceanic / Continental

b)

Convergent Continental / Continental

c)

Convergent Oceanic / Oceanic

d)

Divergent

11.

Which of these events can ONLY happen on a DIVERGENT BOUNDARY?

a)

Rift Valley

b)

Mountain

c)

A peninsula

d)

An Insanely complex, long answer that you will click out of instinct.

12.

Two or more tectonic plates that move towards one another is a

a)

Divergent Boundary

b)

Transform Boundary

c)

Subduction

d)

Convergent Boundary

13.

Two or more tectonic plates move away from each other is a

a)

Subduction

b)

Transform Boundary

c)

Divergent Boundary

d)

Convergent Boundary

14.
Name the boundary
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
sergent
15.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
d)
sergent
16.

Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift was not widely accepted because

a)

he could not provide evidence to support his claim

b)

the puzzle fit was his only evidence and scientists thought it was a coincidence

c)

he could not explain what mechanism caused the plates to move

d)

he claimed continents drifted on the oceans

17.

Wegener's hypothesis that the Earth's continents were once part of a giant landmass, and subsequently moved into their current positions is known as ...

a)

Drifting

b)

Continental Drift

c)

Catching My Drift

d)

Universal Drift

18.

Undersea valleys that are the deepest parts of the ocean and where subduction occurs are called ...

a)

hot spots

b)

conversion zones

c)

ocean trenches

d)

mid-ocean ridges

19.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
20.

Which of the following is likely true about this image?

a)

Layer C is the newest rock

b)

Layer E is younger than layer B

c)

Layer D is older than layer B

d)

Layer E is the oldest rock

21.

Which layer is younger

a)

layer M

b)

Layer K

c)

Layer Q

d)

Layer H

22.

Rock layer D is _______________ than rock layer C

a)

younger

b)

older

23.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is stopped."

a)
b)
c)
24.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is traveling at a constant speed."

a)
b)
c)
25.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is slowing down."

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

27.
Which statement best explains Newton's Third Law of Motion?
a)
An object at rest tends to stay at rest.
b)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
c)
The acceleration of an object is based on the force applied.
d)
An object continues its motion until an unbalanced force is applied.
28.

If 2 roller coaster cars race with the same force, the car with greater mass will have a lower acceleration. This is an example of Newton's ____ Law of Motion.

a)

Fir

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

29.

The picture is an example of Newton's...

a)

1st Law

b)

2nd Law

c)

3rd Law

30.

The picture is an example of Newton's...

a)

1st Law

b)

2nd Law

c)

3rd Law

31.

How much an object accelerates is dependent upon the object's mass and the force applied to it. This best defines Newton's -

a)

1st Law

b)

2nd Law

c)

3rd Law

d)

4th Law

32.

The masses of four objects are given in this table. If all of the objects have an acceleration of 2m/s2 , which will require the greatest force to move?

a)

Object 1

b)

Object 2

c)

Object 3

d)

Object 4

33.

What unit do we measure force in?

a)

Kilometer/hr

b)

Joules

c)

Seconds

d)

Newtons

34.
What is the equation for Newton's 2nd law?
a)
a = bc
b)
F = m/a
c)
F = ma
d)
a = b/c
35.
The larger the mass you have the _____ force you need to change its motion.
a)
more
b)
less
36.
As force applied to a textbook increases, what happens to its acceleration?
a)
Stays the same
b)
Increases
c)
Decreases
d)
Opens
37.
A force of 90N is applied to each cart below, which one will accelerate the fastest?
a)
Cart 1
b)
Cart 2
c)
Cart 3 
d)
Cart 4
38.
45 m/s2 is the... 
a)
Mass
b)
Force 
c)
Acceleration
d)
weight
39.
Calculate the net force of the object in the image shown.
a)
20N
b)
35N
c)
5N
d)
25N
40.
Which direction will the object move?
a)
Up
b)
Down
c)
Right
d)
Left