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TEKS 8.9 Science

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process in which two plates move toward each other but one sinks under the other?

a)

subduction

b)

convection

c)

divergence

d)

transformation

2.

Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?

a)

Fossils

b)

Mountains

c)

Glaciers

d)

Sand Erosion

3.

Where would the oldest rock be found?

a)

L

b)

M

c)

N

d)

O

4.

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?

a)

Supreme Continent

b)

Eurasia

c)

Plate tectonics

d)

Pangea

5.

What is the name of the area where one crust slides underneath another

a)

Transform zone

b)

subduction zone

c)

Divergent zone

d)

School zone

6.

Name the boundary

a)

convergent

b)

transform

c)

divergent

d)

subduction

7.

The outer layer of the Earth is called the __________.

a)

core

b)

crust

c)

mantle

d)

plates

8.

The liquid layer below the Earth's crust is the

a)

core

b)

lava

c)

magma

d)

mantle

9.

Which of the following is NOT a tectonic boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Observant

d)

Transform

10.

The earth is hotter in the center than near the crust.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A rift valley occurs at a ____________ boundary.

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

d)

horizontal

12.

A trench forms at a _________ boundary.

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

vertical

13.

What is the process in which two plates move toward each other but one sinks under the other?

a)

subduction

b)

convection

c)

divergence

d)

transformation

14.

Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?

a)

Fossils

b)

Mountains

c)

Glaciers

d)

Sand Erosion

15.

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?

a)

Supreme Continent

b)

Eurasia

c)

Plate tectonics

d)

Pangea

16.

What is the name of the area where one crust slides underneath another

a)

Transform zone

b)

subduction zone

c)

Divergent zone

d)

School zone

17.

The outer layer of the Earth is called the __________.

a)

core

b)

crust

c)

mantle

d)

plates

18.

The liquid layer below the Earth's crust is the

a)

core

b)

lava

c)

magma

d)

mantle

19.

Which of the following is NOT a tectonic boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Observant

d)

Transform

20.

The earth is hotter in the center than near the crust.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

A rift valley occurs at a ____________ boundary.

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

d)

horizontal

22.

A trench forms at a _________ boundary.

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

vertical