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Openscied 6.4 Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where are volcanoes most likely to form?

a)

along plate boundaries

b)

near the center of continents

c)

near water

d)

on the moon

2.

What mountain range is Mt. Everest in?

a)

The Olympics

b)

The Cascades

c)

The Himalayas

d)

The Rockies

3.
What is an earthquake?
a)
When the earth causes an upward thrust in the epicenter.
b)
When the earth moves up and down along the ocean floor.
c)
When tectonic plates move against each other causing the earth to move. 
d)
None of the above
4.

What would this type of plate movement create?

a)

Deep earthquakes with volcanoes above it in a line pattern.

b)

Shallow earthquakes with scattered volcanoes

c)

A ridge-like area.

d)

Nothing would happen

5.

What would this type of plate movement result in?

a)

A new ocean.

b)

A hole in the ground.

c)

Thin layers of crust. Possibly volcanoes.

d)

Mountains

6.
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
a)
Countries
b)
Tetonic Plates
c)
Climate Zones
d)
None of the above.
7.

Plates that move together can form...

a)

Rifts

b)

Mountains

c)

Ocean Ridges

d)

Radiation

8.

_______________ Currents within the mantle cause the earth's plates to move and shifts molten material rises and falls due to density and gravity

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Wind

9.

When plates move away from each other, this can create...

a)

Convection Currents

b)

Conduction

c)

Mountains

d)

Rifts and ocean ridges

10.
When pressure builds between two tectonic plates, it can suddenly release causing a (an) ______________________
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano
c)
Convection Current
d)
Gravitational Pull
11.

What is the hottest layer of the Earth?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

core

12.

Less dense objects...

(a)  

13.

More dense objects

a)

float

b)

sink

c)

don't move

14.

True or False: It is not possible for mountains to get taller over time.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Normally, Mt. Everest moves NE but in 2015 it moved backward. What caused this event?

a)

earthquake

b)

volcano

c)

tsunami

d)

asteroid

16.

What type of plate movement is happening at the mid-atlantic ridge?

a)

plates are coming together

b)

plates are moving away from each other

17.

Why are the earthquakes so deep in the Andes mountains?

a)

The plates move away from each other.

b)

The plates move towards each other and push the land upward.

c)

The plates move towards each other but one plate sinks into the mantle.

18.

True or False: Oceanic plates sink below land plates because they are more dense.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What's my new teacher's name?

a)

Ms. Benedict

b)

Ms. Burnett

c)

Ms. Bernet

d)

Ms. Frizzle

20.

Which of these can our Lesson 8 model explain?

a)

mountains

b)

volcanoes

c)

glaciers