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Plate Motion Mid-Unit Assessment

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

Earth's "outer" layer is made of

a)

hard solid rock

b)

soft solid rock

c)

sediment

d)

magma

2.

Geologists look for patterns in land forms such as those made by

a)

connecting roads

b)

tiger prints

c)

human tracks

d)

earthquakes and volcanoes

3.

Earths outer layer is divided into sections called

a)

zones

b)

plates

c)

continents

d)

countries

4.

New plates are formed at the

a)

Convergent Plate Boundary

b)

Divergent Plate Boundary

c)

Transform Fault

5.

The plates of Earth's outer layer can

a)

move very slowly

b)

move very fast

c)

not move at all

d)

move to fast to measure

6.

Earth's plates move on top of a soft, solid layer of rock called the

a)

plate zone

b)

diverging zone

c)

converging zone

d)

mantle

7.

For plates to travel great distances it takes

a)

1 hour

b)

2 days

c)

millions of years

d)

5 months

8.

This boundary allows two plates to move away from each other.

a)

convergent boundary

b)

fault boundary

c)

divergent boundary

d)

transform boundary

9.

Plates are destroyed at

a)

Convergant Plate Boundaries

b)

Divergant Plate Boundaries

c)

Transform Plate Boundaries

10.

Earth's plates move at a rate

a)

5 feet per month

b)

1 foot per week

c)

60 miles per hour

d)

to slow to be seen by humans but about 1 cm per year

11.

When one plate moves under another plate then sinks to into the mantel.

a)

Rivera boundary

b)

Convergent boundary

c)

Divergent boundary

d)

Transform fault

12.

The reason the Mesosaurus fossils were found so far away from each other is because

a)

they once swam across the ocean

b)

they flew to the other continent

c)

someone carried them to the other continent

d)

there was a divergent plate boundary which pushed the land apart.

13.

What type of plate boundary is this?

a)

Convergant

b)

Divergant

c)

Transform fault

d)

Side fault

14.

A feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune is called a

a)

cross section

b)

fossil

c)

earthquake

d)

landform

15.

Hot liquid below the Earth's surface

a)

model

b)

pattern

c)

magma

d)

rate

16.

What type of plate boundary is this?

a)

Convergant

b)

Transform

c)

Divergent

d)

Side fault