WorksheetsPangea and Plate Tec #2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 21mins
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______
convection.
continental drift.
subduction.
conduction.
The place where two plates come together is known as a _______
transform boundary.
divergent boundary.
convergent boundary.
rift valley.
Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?
Converging
Diverging
Sliding
No movement
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
Earthquake
Volcano Eruption
Tornado
Mountain Building
What is evidence for Pangea?
Fossils of plants and animal found on different continents.
Rock formations found on many different continents.
The continents look like puzzle pieces.
The magnetic field.
The thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth; made of less dense silicates and is either continental (landmasses) or oceanic (ocean floors)
mantle
crust
pangea
earthquake
What is Plate Tectonics?
movement of the Earth in space
movement of the oceans against Earth's land
movement of the Earth around the sun
movement of the pieces of Earth's crust
Which piece of evidence was use to prove continental drift?
This piece of evidence that Alfred Wegener used to prove the continents were once connected involved finding remains of once-living organisms on different continents.
jigsaw evidence
fossil evidence
rock evidence
The handle of a metal spoon warms up when it is placed in a hot bowl of soup because of ________.
convection
conduction
radiation
Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of ________.
conduction
convection
radiation
