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Plate Tectonics Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. __________ is the theory that states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.

a)

Plate Tectonics

b)

Continental Drift

c)

Seafloor Spreading

d)

Volcanic Activity

2.

When two pieces of continental crust collide at a convergent boundary, __________ are formed.

a)

mountains

b)

valleys

c)

rivers

d)

deserts

3.

When continental crust and oceanic crust collide, __________ occurs.

a)

Subduction

b)

Erosion

c)

Sedimentation

d)

Metamorphism

4.

4. Volcanoes are most likely found along __________ and where one plate is __________.

a)

subduction zones, sliding under another

b)

mid-ocean ridges, moving away from another

c)

continental shelves, colliding with another

d)

transform boundaries, sliding past another

5.

The mid-ocean ridge is a __________ boundary.

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

6.

The convection currents in the mantle drive the movement of the earth’s __________.

a)

plates

b)

oceans

c)

atmosphere

d)

rivers

7.

There are three types of rock; __________, __________, & __________.

a)

Metamorphic, Sedimentary and Igneous

b)

Rocks, Pebbles and Sand

c)

Boulders, Stones and Silt

d)

Clastic, Conglomerate and

Chemical.

8.

In the rock cycle, igneous rock becomes magma and lava because of __________.

a)

melting

b)

erosion

c)

compaction

d)

cementation

9.

In the rock cycle, igneous and sedimentary rock become sediment because of __________.

a)

weathering and erosion

b)

melting

c)

cooling

d)

compaction

10.

When heat and pressure are applied to igneous and sedimentary rock, __________ rock is formed.

a)

metamorphic

b)

igneous

c)

sedimentary

d)

volcanic

11.

Iceland is splitting apart because of __________.

a)

tectonic plate movements

b)

volcanic eruptions

c)

glacial melting

d)

ocean currents

12.

Sea-Floor Spreading is an example of a __________ boundary.

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

d)

subduction

13.

Please identify the layers of the earth in order from the inside to the outside:

a)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

b)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

c)

mantle, crust, outer core, inner core

d)

outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

14.

A __________ is a break in Earth’s crust where slabs of rock slip past each other.

a)

fault

b)

fold

c)

rift

d)

joint

15.

The __________ is a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean.

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

Andes Mountains

c)

Himalayas

d)

Great Barrier Reef

16.

The theory of __________ suggests that 250 million years ago all of the continents were aligned in a supercontinent called __________.

a)

sea-floor spreading, Pangaea

b)

continental drift, Pangaea

c)

subduction, Gondwanaland

d)

divergence, Laurasia

17.

In layers of rock, the rock found at the bottom of the layers would be __________ than the rock at the top of the layers.

a)

older

b)

younger

c)

the same age

d)

less dense

18.

When the uplift rate of a mountain is greater than the erosion rate, the height of the mountain will __________.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

remain the same

d)

fluctuate

19.

The most common cause of tsunamis is __________.

a)

Underwater Earthquakes

b)

Volcanic Eruptions

c)

Landslides

d)

Meteorite Impact

20.

As a tsunami wave approaches the shore, the speed of the wave __________ and the height of the wave __________.

a)

increases; decreases

b)

decreases; increases

c)

remains constant; remains constant

d)

increases; increases

21.

This type of rock is made from heat and pressure.

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

22.

For the layers of the Earth diagram, what feature is at location A?

a)

Volcano

b)

Oceanic Crust

c)

Mantle

d)

Continental Crust

23.

For the layers of the Earth diagram, what feature is at location B?

a)

Outer Core

b)

Inner Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Crust

24.

For the layers of the Earth diagram, what feature is at location C?

a)

Continental Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Oceanic Crust

d)

Lava

25.

The term 'Metamorphic' in geology refers to:

a)

a type of rock formed under heat and pressure

b)

a type of rock formed from volcanic activity

c)

a type of rock formed from sediment deposition

d)

a type of rock formed from organic material

26.

23. Letter A is what type of boundary?

a)

Fault

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Divergent

27.

24. Oceanic Crust near the Mid-Ocean Ridge (Letter A) is __________ than the oceanic crust farther away (Letter B).

a)

is younger than the oceanic crust farther away (Letter B).

b)

is older than the oceanic crust farther away (Letter B).

c)

is the same age as the oceanic crust farther away (Letter B).

d)

is thinner than the oceanic crust farther away (Letter B).

28.

What type of boundary is found at letter B?

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

d)

Subduction Zone

29.

26. This type of rock is formed from compaction and cementation.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

30.

What process is happening at location B?

a)

Subduction

b)

Erosion

c)

Compaction

d)

Submerging

31.

What ocean floor feature is at location B?

a)

Rift

b)

Deep-Ocean Trench

c)

Hole

d)

A Tsunami

32.

This type of rock is made from magma cooling.

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Fossil

c)

Igneous

d)

Sedimentary

33.

41. Which of the following describes the movement of tectonic plates at different types of plate boundaries?

a)

Convergent boundaries: Plates move towards each other; Divergent boundaries: Plates move away from each other; Transform boundaries: Plates slide past each other.

b)

Convergent boundaries: Plates move away from each other; Divergent boundaries: Plates move towards each other; Transform boundaries: Plates slide past each other.

c)

Convergent boundaries: Plates slide past each other; Divergent boundaries: Plates move towards each other; Transform boundaries: Plates move away from each other.

34.

Earthquakes and volcanoes are related to plate boundaries because:

a)

they occur randomly across the Earth's surface.

b)

they are both caused by the movement of tectonic plates.

c)

they are unrelated to tectonic activity.

d)

they only occur in oceanic regions.

35.

What is the driving force that causes Earth’s plates to move?

a)

Convection Currents in the Mantle

b)

Gravitational Pull from the Moon

c)

Earth's Rotation on it Axis

d)

Wind

36.

Explain the events that occurred to make Mt. Everest.

a)

The collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.

b)

Volcanic activity in the region.

c)

Erosion and sediment deposition.

d)

A meteor impact.

37.

What could explain the distribution of Mesosaurus fossils?

a)

Continental drift

b)

Volcanic activity

c)

Meteor impact

d)

Ocean currents

38.

Which of the following are factors that most affect the height of a tsunami?

a)

Low magnitude and shallow.

b)

High magnitude and shallow.

c)

High magnitude and deep.

d)

Low magnitude and deep.

39.

What is subduction?

a)

When the ocean creates a tsunami.

b)

When tectonic plates are rising.

c)

The formation of rocks in the ocean.

d)

Where one tectonic plate slides beneath another, typically the denser plate, into the Earth's mantle. 

40.

What PROCESS is occurring at point A?

a)

Subduction

b)

Conduction

c)

Melting

d)

Sea-Floor Spreading

41.

What process of the Rock Cycle causes sediment to MOVE from one place to another?

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Melting

d)

Deposition

42.

What PROCESS of the Rock Cycle causes rocks to break apart?

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Melting

d)

Deposition

43.

According to the Theory of Continental Drift, Africa and South America were once

a)

under water.

b)

separated further than they are today.

c)

joined together.

d)

in opposite locations.

44.

Fossils, geological features, and the fit of the continents are all evidence to support Wegener's Theory of Continental Drift that states:

a)

all the continents were never connected and do not drift apart.

b)

all the continents are colliding.

c)

all the continents were once connected and have since drifted apart.

d)

all the continents were once connected and have stopped drifting apart.

45.

What PROCESS is happening at point A?

a)

Melting and Cooling

b)

Erosion and Deposition

c)

Sedimentation

d)

Heat and Pressure

46.

What process is happening at point B?

a)

Erosion

b)

Cooling

c)

Melting

d)

Deposition

47.

What process is happening at point C?

a)

Cooling

b)

Melting

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

48.

What process is happening at point D?

a)

Melting

b)

Cooling

c)

Erosion

d)

Deposition

49.

What process is happening at point E?

a)

Deposition

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion

d)

Cooling

50.

What has formed at location A?

a)

Metamorphic Rocks

b)

Sedimentary Rocks

c)

Sediment

d)

Igneous Rock

51.

What type of rock formed at point B?

a)

Metamorphic Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Sediments

d)

Sedimentary Rock

52.

What type of rock has formed at point D?

a)

Metamorphic Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Sedimentary Rock

d)

Rock and Roll

53.

What type of rock has formed at point E?

a)

Sediment

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Sedimentary Rock

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