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Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What drives the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates?
Convection currents in the mantle
Volcanic eruptions
Tidal forces from the Moon
Earth's rotation
Which type of plate boundary is associated with the creation of new crust?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
None of the above
What is the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle?
Subduction
Convection
Plate Tectonics
Seafloor Spreading
What is the boundary called where two plates move apart?
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
None of the above
What geological features are associated with divergent plate boundaries?
Volcanoes, mountains, and earthquakes
Islands and deep ocean trenches
Rift zones and mid-ocean ridges
None of the above
This type of plate boundary slides past one another and is known for causing earthquakes
Subduction
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
The geologist that came up with the Theory of Continental Drift is _______
Albert Einstein
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
Ben Franklin
The Theory of Continental Drift states that
Continents gradually move across Earth's surface over time.
The plates move because of the convection currents.
Earth's lithosphere is composed of a number of plates.
A supercontinent that incorporates all landmasses on Earth.
The Theory of Plate Tectonics states that
A supercontinent composed of all the landmasses.
The gradual movement of the continents over the surface.
The Earth's lithosphere is composed of a number of plates.
The plates collide and cause earthquakes.
A supercontinent that is comprised of all landmasses
Gondwana
Laurasia
North America
Pangaea
Why does Pangaea no longer exist?
It still exists today.
Continental Drift shifted the plates causing it to separate.
Convection Currents shift the plates causing it to separate.
Volcanic activity causes the continents to shift.
Two or more tectonic plates that move towards one another is a
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Subduction
Convergent Boundary
Two or more tectonic plates move away from each other is a
Subduction
Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Two or more tectonic plates shift horizontally alongside each other is a
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Subduction
When one plate slips underneath another plate is called
Subduction
Transform Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
The difference between oceanic and continental plates is
oceanic plates are more dense and lower elevation.
continental plates are more dense and lower elevation.
oceanic plates are less dense and higher elevations.
continental plates are less dense and lower elevation.
An oceanic plate converges on a continental plate, which one subducts under the other?
Continental Plate
Oceanic Plate
