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WorksheetsReview of Tectonic Plates
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
As depth under Earth’s crust increases, what happens to the temperature and pressure of Earth’s layers?
a)
They both decrease.
b)
They both stay the same.
c)
They both increase.
d)
Temperature
increases and pressure decreases.
2.
What has the greatest effect on plate movement?
a)
density and convection
b)
size and convection
c)
density and composition
d)
temperature and composition
3.
The deeper into the Earth you travel, the ______ the material becomes.
a)
more porous
b)
less porous
c)
less dense
d)
more dense
4.
The deepest layer of the Earth that humans have drilled to is the ______.
a)
outer core
b)
asthenosphere
c)
mantle
d)
crust
5.
In which of Earth’s layers are convection currents believed to be flowing?
a)
lithosphere
b)
asthenosphere
c)
outer core
d)
oceanic crust
6.
The process that continually adds crust to the ocean floor is called ______.
a)
sea-floor spreading
b)
continental drift
c)
trench making
d)
subduction
7.
Which statement about Pangaea is TRUE?
a)
Pangaea was made of oceanic crust only.
b)
Pangaea was made of all the Earth’s tectonic plates.
c)
Pangaea contained continental crust only.
d)
Pangaea
contained both continental and oceanic crust.
8.
What have scientists used to gain information about Earth’s interior?
a)
satellite images from GPS
b)
seismic waves from earthquakes
c)
fossil evidence in the fossil record
d)
lava pillows found at the mid-ocean ridge
9.
What landform is most likely to form when two continental plates collide?
a)
the rift valley
b)
a deep ocean trench
c)
the mid-ocean ridge
d)
a mountain range
10.
Name the layers of the Earth from hottest to coolest.
a)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
b)
inner core, mantle, crust, outer core
c)
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
d)
crust, inner core, outer core, mantle
11.
Which is an accurate description of Earth’s inner core?
a)
a dense ball of solid metal
b)
a layer of molten rock
c)
a fluid sphere of liquid metal
d)
a thin layer of solid rock
12.
What stress force creates a divergent boundary?
a)
deformation
b)
compression
c)
shearing
d)
tension
13.
When heat is transferred through a fluid, _____ occurs.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
revolution
d)
radiation
14.
The ocean floor is sinking through a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle. What is this process called?
a)
subduction
b)
convection
c)
reduction
d)
sinkalation
15.
What is the main type of rock that makes up the oceanic crust?
a)
obsidian
b)
granite
c)
basalt
d)
pumice
16.
What happens between oceanic crust and continental crust at a subduction zone?
a)
the less dense oceanic crust rises above the more dense continental crust
b)
the equally dense oceanic and continental crusts collide and form mountains
c)
the equally dense oceanic and continental crusts both sink and form magma
d)
the
more dense oceanic crust sinks under the less dense continental crust
17.
Most geologists believe that the movement of the Earth’s plates is caused by _____ in the _____.
a)
gravity, mantle
b)
subduction, deep ocean trenches
c)
convection currents, asthenosphere
d)
magnetic fields, inner core
18.
What theory states that lithospheric plates are in constant slow motion driven by convection currents in the asthenosphere?
a)
Continental drift
b)
Plate tectonics
c)
Law of Superposition
d)
Newton’s laws of motion
19.
What type of boundary exists between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate?
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
fault boundary
20.
What type of stress causes plates to converge (collide)?
a)
tension
b)
compression
c)
shearing
d)
tearing
21.
Where is new crust forming in this diagram?
a)
C
b)
B
c)
A
d)
all of these
22.
Starting from Earth’s surface, what is the correct order of Earth’s layers?
a)
crust, outer core, mantle, inner core
b)
crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
crust, inner core, outer core, mantle
23.
Why was Wegener’s theory of continental drift originally rejected by scientists?
a)
He used too many pieces of evidence.
b)
He could not explain how the continents moved.
c)
He was a meteorologist.
d)
He was only interested in reconstructing
Pangaea.
24.
Where do faults normally occur?
a)
at plate boundaries
b)
at hot spots
c)
along the equator
d)
in the arctic
25.
Where are mountain chains (that are NON-VOLCANIC) most likely to occur?
a)
between two colliding continental plates
b)
between two colliding oceanic plates
c)
between an oceanic and continental plate
d)
in the middle of a continental plate
26.
Why is the inner core a solid, even though it has temperatures hot enough to melt it?
a)
Earth’s magnetic field keeps it solid.
b)
The outer core keeps the inner core cool.
c)
The pressure from the layers above it keeps it solid.
d)
The
presence of iron and nickel prevent it from melting.
27.
How can geologists tell if a volcanic is likely to erupt?
a)
Many small earthquakes will be detected in the area near the volcano.
b)
Birds will begin to fly away from the opening of the volcano.
c)
People living near the volcano will begin to grow sick.
d)
The
area near the volcano will receive heavy rain for a week before it erupts.
28.
Besides deep ocean trenches, what other landform can be created when oceanic and continental plates collide?
a)
mountain ranges
b)
hot spots
c)
rift valleys
d)
mid-ocean ridges
29.
What is happening in Iceland?
a)
diverging plates are forming volcanoes
b)
converging plates are forming rift valleys
c)
diverging plates are forming trenches
d)
converging
plates are forming continental mountain ranges
30.
Where is the major volcanic belt, known as the Ring of Fire, located?
a)
in the middle of the Eurasian Plate
b)
around the Pacific Plate
c)
cutting through Iceland
d)
below the South American Plate
31.
Where/how did the Hawaiian Islands form?
a)
encircling the entire Ring of Fire
b)
by subduction along a plate boundary
c)
from movement of landmasses due to continental drift
d)
by the Pacific plate moving over a hot
spot
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