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WorksheetsTectonics and Geological Events Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago?
Gondwana
Pangaea
Eurasia
Laurasia
Which layer of the Earth is directly below the crust?
Inner core
Mantle
Outer core
Lithosphere
What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another?
Divergence
Subduction
Convection
Erosion
Which type of plate boundary is associated with the creation of new oceanic crust?
Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Passive boundary
What is the name of the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
Richter scale
Celsius scale
Which geological event is most likely to occur at a transform plate boundary?
Volcanic eruption
Earthquake
Mountain formation
Ocean trench formation
What is the term for the movement of continents over time?
Continental drift
Plate folding
Ocean spreading
Faulting
Which scientist is credited with proposing the theory of continental drift?
Isaac Newton
Alfred Wegener
Charles Darwin
Marie Curie
What is the name of the zone where two plates slide past each other horizontally?
Subduction zone
Transform fault
Rift valley
Hot spot
Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary?
Divergent
Convergent
Lateral
Transform
What is the main cause of tectonic plate movement?
Wind currents
Ocean tides
Convection currents in the mantle
Solar radiation
Which of the following is a famous example of a transform fault?
San Andreas Fault
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Mariana Trench
Himalayas
