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Tectonics and Geological Events Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago?

a)

Gondwana

b)

Pangaea

c)

Eurasia

d)

Laurasia

2.

Which layer of the Earth is directly below the crust?

a)

Inner core

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer core

d)

Lithosphere

3.

What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another?

a)

Divergence

b)

Subduction

c)

Convection

d)

Erosion

4.

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the creation of new oceanic crust?

a)

Transform boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Convergent boundary

d)

Passive boundary

5.

What is the name of the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?

a)

Richter scale

b)

Celsius scale

6.

Which geological event is most likely to occur at a transform plate boundary?

a)

Volcanic eruption

b)

Earthquake

c)

Mountain formation

d)

Ocean trench formation

7.

What is the term for the movement of continents over time?

a)

Continental drift

b)

Plate folding

c)

Ocean spreading

d)

Faulting

8.

Which scientist is credited with proposing the theory of continental drift?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Marie Curie

9.

What is the name of the zone where two plates slide past each other horizontally?

a)

Subduction zone

b)

Transform fault

c)

Rift valley

d)

Hot spot

10.

Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Lateral

d)

Transform

11.

What is the main cause of tectonic plate movement?

a)

Wind currents

b)

Ocean tides

c)

Convection currents in the mantle

d)

Solar radiation

12.

Which of the following is a famous example of a transform fault?

a)

San Andreas Fault

b)

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

c)

Mariana Trench

d)

Himalayas