Plate Motion Class Study Set

Last updated over 1 year ago

25 questions

Required

1

Required

3

Required

1

Required

1

Required

1

Required

1

Required

1

Required

1

Required

1

Required

1

Required

1

Required

1

Required

1

Required

1

Required

2

Required

1

Required

3

Required

1

Required

1

Required

1

Required

1

Required

1

Required

1

Required

1

What are the two types of outer layer?

What are the three pieces of evidence that Alfred Wegener used to develop the continental drift theory?

Similar fossils found on separate continents

Glacier scars

The shape of the continents

The similar rock layers 

The plates and the outer layer are the same layer.

True

False

What is the mantle made of?

Which type of boundary creates a mid-ocean ridge?

Transform

Diveregnt

Convergent

Which type of boundary is created when two plates move towards each other?

Transform

Diveregnt

Convergent

Which type of boundary is created when two plates move away from each other?

Transform

Diveregnt

Convergent

Which type of boundary is created when two plates slide past one another?

Transform

Diveregnt

Convergent

Which type of boundary destroys the plates?

Transform

Diveregnt

Convergent

Which type of boundary adds to the plates?

Transform

Diveregnt

Convergent

Which type of boundary creates a trench?

Transform

Diveregnt

Convergent

What is the outer layer made out of?

Required

1

How long does it take plates to move in any direction?

Thousands of years

A few hundred years

Millions of years

Nobody really knows how long

Which is the correct order of the layers?

On the top = mantle, in the middle = surface, on the bottom = outer layer

On the top = surface, in the middle = outer layer, on the bottom = mantle

On the top = outer layer, in the middle = mantle, on the bottom = surface

Where can scientist find the outer layer? Select all that apply.

Everywhere 

Only on the continents

Only on the oceans

Under the surface of everything

Which type of outer layer will sink? Why?

Continental because it is more dense

Oceanic because it is more dense

Continental because it is less dense

Oceanic because it is less dense

Which boundary do earthquakes occur at? Select all that apply.

Transform

Divergent

Convergent

Where do earthquakes and volcanic activity most often occur at?

The outer layer is one large piece

True

False

Which type of outer layer is thicker?

Which type of outer layer is thinner?

Which type of outer layer is the oldest?

Oceanic

Continental

Why are the plates able to move?

Which type of plate boundary is shown here?

Transform

Convergent

Divergent

What are the three pieces of evidence that Alfred Wegener used to develop the continental drift theory?

Similar fossils found on separate continents

Glacier scars

The shape of the continents

The similar rock layers 

The plates and the outer layer are the same layer.

True

False

Which type of boundary creates a mid-ocean ridge?

Transform

Diveregnt

Convergent

Which type of boundary is created when two plates move towards each other?

Transform

Diveregnt

Convergent

Which type of boundary is created when two plates move away from each other?

Transform

Diveregnt

Convergent

Which type of boundary is created when two plates slide past one another?

Transform

Diveregnt

Convergent

Which type of boundary destroys the plates?

Transform

Diveregnt

Convergent

Which type of boundary adds to the plates?

Transform

Diveregnt

Convergent

Which type of boundary creates a trench?

Transform

Diveregnt

Convergent

Which type of plate boundary is shown here?

Transform

Divergent

Convergent

How long does it take plates to move in any direction?

Thousands of years

A few hundred years

Millions of years

Nobody really knows how long

Which is the correct order of the layers? 

On the top = mantle, in the middle = surface, on the bottom = outer layer

On the top = surface, in the middle = outer layer, on the bottom = mantle

On the top = outer layer, in the middle = mantle, on the bottom = surface

Where can scientist find the outer layer? Select all that apply.

Everywhere 

Only on the continents

Only on the oceans

Under the surface of everything

Which type of outer layer will sink? Why?

Continental because it is more dense

Oceanic because it is more dense

Continental because it is less dense

Oceanic because it is less dense

Which boundary do earthquakes occur at? Select all that apply.

Transform

Divergent

Convergent

The outer layer is one large piece

True

False

Which type of outer layer is the oldest? 

Oceanic

Continental

Which type of plate boundary is shown here? 

Transform

Convergent

Divergent

Which type of plate boundary is shown here?

Transform

Divergent

Convergent