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WorksheetsEarth's Structures and Major Tectonic Plates
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where tectonic plates pull away from each other, which of the following geologic features is most likely to result?
a)
Ridge
b)
Plateau
c)
Mountain
d)
Beach
2.
Which of the following geologic events would most likely occur where two continental plates converge?
a)
Tsunami
b)
Earthquake
c)
Mountain Formation
d)
Trench Formation
3.
Oceans, and other bodies of water, are found on which layer of Earth?
a)
Outer core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner core
d)
Crust
4.
The interaction of tectonic plate boundaries is associated with which of the following events?
a)
Hurricanes
b)
Tropical storms
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Tornadoes
5.
At which type of plate boundary will a trench most likely form?
a)
Divergent
b)
Transform
c)
Earthquake
d)
Convergent
6.
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
7.
The layer of Earth that is found directly below the lithosphere is called the -
a)
asthenosphere.
b)
inner core.
c)
outer core.
d)
crust.
8.
Which layer of Earth is broken up into giant moving plates?
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Inner core
d)
Outer core
9.
Which layer of Earth behaves more like a solid near the top, and more like a liquid near the bottom, where pressure is higher?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
10.
Which of Earth’s layers has the lowest density?
a)
Crust
b)
Inner core
c)
Outer core
d)
Mantle
11.
The plates are able to shift and flex because they “float” on a soft, flexible layer called the -
a)
lithosphere.
b)
asthenosphere.
c)
mantle.
d)
magma.
12.
Which of the following best describes the position of the layer of the earth known as the crust?
a)
Above the mantle, which is above the core
b)
Above the core, and below the mantle
c)
Between the inner core and the outer core
d)
Below all other layers, including the mantle and core
13.
Volcanoes form in the middle of tectonic plates
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The name for volcanic pieces of rock is
a)
rock
b)
scoria
c)
acrus
d)
metamorphic
15.
Earthquakes normally occur in the middle of tectonic plates
a)
True
b)
False
16.
An __________ on the ocean floor causes a tsunami.
a)
tidal wave
b)
earthquake
c)
aftershock
d)
underquake
17.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
18.
How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?
a)
Similar fossils are found along continental margins that appear to join together.
b)
Fossils are found in areas where the present-day climate could not have supported the organisms that made the fossils.
c)
Similar fossils of giant, land-dwelling dinosaurs are found on continents separated by oceans.
d)
all of the above
19.
What is the force that moves the continents?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Conveyor belts
20.
Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust
a)
True
b)
False
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