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WorksheetsEarth's Interior and Plate Tectonics
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
What geological event do you expect to see at this plate boundary?
Volcanoes
Mountains
Earthquakes
Mid Ocean Ridge
Which picture shows a plate boundary where mountains are likely to occur?
At which plate boundary would you expect mid ocean ridges to form
At which plate boundary does subduction occur?
Which layer of the Earth is the mantle?
1
2
3
4
The layer of the earth that contains convection currents is the...
Crust
Mantle
Innercore
Outercore
Which layer of the earth has mountains and oceans on it?
1
2
3
4
Which layer of the earth is the hottest?
1
2
3
4
What causes tectonic plates to move?
Gravity
Ocean Currents
Convection Currents
The density of each plate
The layer directly below the lithosphere is called the...
Outer core
Asthenosphere
Inner core
Crust
The North American plate is Diverging away from the...
South American Plate
Eurasian Plate
Pacific Plate
Caribbean Plate
Which scientists is credited with creating Continental Drift Theory?
James Hutton
Charles Lyell
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
What is the name of the large supercontinent that once existed?
Gondwanaland
Laurasia
Eurasia
Pangea
Which of these did NOT provide evidence to support continental drift?
Glaciers
Oceanic Plate Theory
Fossils
Rocks
What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?
Africa and North America
South America and Europe
South America and Africa
Antarctica and Africa
The best evidence that the continents were once connected is that they have matching...
weather, fossils, and rock types
coastlines, weather, and rock types
coastlines, weather and fossils
rock types, fossils, and coastlines
Why did other scientists have a hard time believing Wegener's theory of continental drift?
He could not explain how the continents moved
He didn't have enough evidence
His evidence was wrong
He didn't use the right technology to gather data
The Appalachian Mountains in the U.S. match up with a similar mountain range in Northern Europe. How does this support Wegener's theory of Continental Drift?
The similarities provide evidence that North America and Europe were connected when the mountains formed.
The similarities show that the continents must have been closer to the equator at some point in time.
This does not provide any evidence to support his theory.
What year did Wegener propose Continental Drift?
2012
1960
1912
1902
What is the name of the geologist who found the underwater mountain chains during WWII?
Alfred Wegener
Albert Einstein
Harry Hess
Thomas Edison
What technology was used during WWII to detect enemy submarines and produce the first map of the seafloor?
GPS
SONAR
Radar
Computers
180 Million years ago, Pangea broke into smaller parts known as:
Gondwanaland and Laurasia
Pangea
Eurasia, Antarctica, and Southern Africa
Scientists have gathered evidence to prove which two statements about the continents?
Each continent's location has changed.
The shape of the continents has changed.
The continents were once joined
The continents formed not long ago.
Which of the following has been used as evidence to support CDT?
Fossils found all over the globe of similar plants and animals
Meteorites
constellation patterns
ocean currents
Which of the following has been used as evidence to support CDT?
Similar glacial scarring on several different continents
meteorites
constellations
ocean currents
Which of the following has been used as evidence to support CDT?
constellations
mountain ranges on different continents with similar rocks
ocean currents
meteorites
What is the name of the process shown in this diagram?
Continental Drift
plate tectonics
seafloor spreading
Big Bang theory
Which statement best describes how seafloor spreading provides evidence to support Continental Drift theory?
Seafloor spreading creates new crust which pushes the continents
Seafloor spreading creates new crust which makes the Earth larger, giving more room for the continents
Seafloor spreading makes oceans too large for continents to be close together
