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WorksheetsOpenscied 6.4 Plate Tectonics
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Where are volcanoes most likely to form?
along plate boundaries
near the center of continents
near water
on the moon
What mountain range is Mt. Everest in?
The Olympics
The Cascades
The Himalayas
The Rockies
What would this type of plate movement create?
Deep earthquakes with volcanoes above it in a line pattern.
Shallow earthquakes with scattered volcanoes
A ridge-like area.
Nothing would happen
What would this type of plate movement result in?
A new ocean.
A hole in the ground.
Thin layers of crust. Possibly volcanoes.
Mountains
Plates that move together can form...
Rifts
Mountains
Ocean Ridges
Radiation
_______________ Currents within the mantle cause the earth's plates to move and shifts molten material rises and falls due to density and gravity
Convection
Radiation
Conduction
Wind
When plates move away from each other, this can create...
Convection Currents
Conduction
Mountains
Rifts and ocean ridges
What is the hottest layer of the Earth?
crust
mantle
core
Less dense objects...
(a)
More dense objects
float
sink
don't move
True or False: It is not possible for mountains to get taller over time.
True
False
Normally, Mt. Everest moves NE but in 2015 it moved backward. What caused this event?
earthquake
volcano
tsunami
asteroid
What type of plate movement is happening at the mid-atlantic ridge?
plates are coming together
plates are moving away from each other
Why are the earthquakes so deep in the Andes mountains?
The plates move away from each other.
The plates move towards each other and push the land upward.
The plates move towards each other but one plate sinks into the mantle.
True or False: Oceanic plates sink below land plates because they are more dense.
True
False
What's my new teacher's name?
Ms. Benedict
Ms. Burnett
Ms. Bernet
Ms. Frizzle
Which of these can our Lesson 8 model explain?
mountains
volcanoes
glaciers
