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WorksheetsIntroplate Tectonics
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The super-continent that Wegener named is called:
a)
Hess
b)
Landmass
c)
Pangaea
d)
Challenge
2.
Wegener used evidence from climate and _____ to prove the idea of continental drift.
a)
Mud
b)
Plants
c)
Fossils of plants and animals
d)
Predators
3.
True or False:
Wegener's idea of continental drift was supported by all scientists in 1912.
Wegener's idea of continental drift was supported by all scientists in 1912.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
______ form long chains of mountains that rise up from the ocean floor.
a)
Mid-ocean ridges
b)
Trenches
c)
Smokey mountains
d)
Pangaea
5.
The device that measures seismic waves from earthquakes is called a(n):
a)
Cell phone
b)
Pangaea
c)
Seismograph
d)
Sonar
6.
Which rock type is generally associated with continental crust?
a)
Limestone
b)
Basalt
c)
Granite
d)
Igneous
7.
This is what happens at a divergent plate boundary when new crust comes up from within the Earth and pushes the older crust to the outside:
a)
Ocean ridge
b)
Sea-floor spreading
c)
Magnetic strip
d)
Molten
8.
Which layer of the earth is on the outside?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
9.
Sea-floor spreading adds more ______ to the ocean floor.
a)
Inner core
b)
Water
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
10.
Older oceanic crust moves ____________ a divergent boundary.
a)
sideways near
b)
away from
c)
toward
d)
next to
11.
True/False: Geologists are able to study the interior of Earth by drilling deep holes into the mantle and core.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Unsure
12.
The ocean floor plunges into deep underwater canyons called:
a)
Wegener
b)
Trenches
c)
Subduction
d)
Caves
13.
The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle again is called:
a)
Subduction
b)
Sea floor Spreading
c)
Conveyor belt
d)
Crust
14.
Earth's lithosphere is broken into pieces called:
a)
crust
b)
rock
c)
plates
d)
fault
15.
Plates that move apart (divide) are called:
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Plate motion
16.
Plates that come together (collide) are called:
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Crust
17.
Earth's plates are in slow, constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle. This theory is called _____.
a)
Plate tectonics
b)
Mantle Group
c)
Sea floor spreading
d)
Convection
18.
At a ______ boundary, plates slide next to each other in opposite directions.
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Proficiency
19.
Where pieces of Earth's crust diverge on land, a deep valley called a(n) ____ is formed.
a)
Ocean current
b)
Rift valley
c)
Fault
d)
Mountain
20.
Name this Boundary type:
a)
Convergent boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform
d)
Equal Arm Balance
21.
Name this type of boundary:
a)
Convergent boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform
d)
Volcanoes
22.
Name this type of boundary:
a)
Convergent boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform boundary
d)
Dot boundary
23.
The San Andreas fault is an example of what type of boundary?
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Divergent
d)
Volcanoes
24.
Mountains are examples of these type of boundary:
a)
Transform
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Trenches
25.
Sea floor spreading is an example of this type of boundary (see diagram):
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Rift
26.
What are the fastest earthquake waves?
a)
P waves
b)
T waves
c)
S waves
d)
Q waves
27.
During a major earthquake, buildings...
a)
always remain standing
b)
do not move
c)
may sway or collapse
d)
are never damaged
28.
At what location does the first motion of an earthquake occur?
a)
the focus
b)
the seismic gap
c)
the mantle
d)
the epicenter
29.
How do scientists find the epicenter of an earthquake?
a)
by comparing arrival times of P waves and S waves at several seismograph stations
b)
by digging at several locations and comparing data
c)
by comparing departure times of P waves and S waves at several seismograph stations
d)
by reviewing satellite photos of tsunamis
30.
The release of energy by an _______________ causes Earth's crust to shake.
a)
eruption
b)
earthquake
c)
tsunami
d)
shadow wave
31.
Magma that reaches the surface of the Earth is called:
a)
magma
b)
lava
c)
hot-spot
d)
hot-solid rock
32.
Which wave arrives second to the seismic station?
a)
P - Primary
b)
S- Secondary
c)
Surface
33.
Which best describes Earth's crust?
a)
Thick layer of hot melted rock
b)
Thick layer of solid hot metal
c)
Thin layer of cool rock
d)
Thin layer of liquid metals
34.
Which best describes the composition of the inner core?
a)
Iron and Oxygen
b)
Oxygen and Magnesium
c)
Magnesium and Nickel
d)
Nickel and Iron
35.
What did Wegener observe about the continents that lead to his theory of continental drift?
a)
They were very large
b)
They were part of the earth's crust
c)
They were made up of tectonic plates
d)
They appeared to fit together like puzzle pieces
36.
a)
This convergent boundary is where land is made (rift valleys)
b)
This divergent boundary is where land is made (sea floor spreading, rift valleys)
c)
This transform boundaries are where earthquakes happen
d)
This is not a real plate type
37.
a)
Land is being create
b)
Land is being destroyed
c)
Land in neither created or destroyed
d)
This is not a real boundary type
38.
a)
This is a convergent boundary, where volcanoes and mountain ranges form
b)
This is a convergent boundary, where earthquakes the rift valleys form
c)
The is a divergent boundary, where volcanoes and mountain ranges form
d)
This is a transform boundary, where earthquakes happen
39.
Based on the arrows on the picture, in which direction will the plates move?
a)
This is a convergent boundary, so plates will move together
b)
This is a transform boundary, so the plates will move side by side
c)
This is a divergent boundary, so plates will move apart
d)
This is a convergent boundary, so the plates will move side by side
40.
Which type of the Earth's crust is thicker?
a)
ocean
b)
continental
c)
bread
d)
pizza
41.
What is the name of the area where one plate dives under another?
a)
subduction area
b)
subduction zone
c)
transverse area
d)
school zone
42.
What is the name of the layer that contains the uppermost mantle and crust?
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Transosphere
43.
California, Japan, Chile, Nepal, and India have all experienced earthquakes before. What type of plate boundary must be near?
a)
Reform
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
44.
The rocks that make up Earth are part of which sphere?
a)
atmosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
geosphere
d)
hydrosphere
45.
If you traveled from the center of Earth to the surface, the pressure would...
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
d)
unsure
46.
Which layer of the mantle is the least ridged (bendy like melting plastic, clay, or play-dough)?
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Inner core
47.
When a volcano erupts, the force of the expanding __________ pushes magma from the magma chamber through the main vent.
a)
rock
b)
gases
c)
crater
d)
water
48.
Would a volcano typically be found at a transform boundary?
a)
Yes
b)
No
49.
Where do the majority of the Earth's volcanoes and earthquakes occur?
a)
Around the Atlantic Ocean
b)
Around the Pacific Ocean
c)
Around Iceland
d)
Around Florida
50.
What main landform is created at a subduction zone when the plate that is subducted begins to melt?
a)
Mountains
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Cracks
d)
Trenches
51.
Who is the first to provide evidence of plate tectonics?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Mrs. Martin
52.
a)
Convergent boundary
b)
Transform Boundary
c)
Divergent Boundary
53.
a)
Transform Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Divergent Boundary
54.
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Transform Boundary
c)
Divergent Boundary
55.
The oceanic crust is made of...?
a)
Granite
b)
Basalt
c)
Cookies
d)
Water
56.
The thinnest layer of the Earth is called the...?
a)
Mantle
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Athenosphere
d)
Crust
57.
Which rock is more dense: basalt or granite?
a)
Basalt- oceanic rock
b)
Granite - continental rock
c)
Neither, they have the same density
58.
Which layer of the earth is in the very center?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
59.
Which layer of the earth is between the core and the crust?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
60.
This layer of the Earth is the most dense:
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
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