Take This Quiz Plate Tectonics
Plate movement and plate boundaries are assesed in this quiz!
- 1.
When plates move apart it's called.......
- A.
Divergent
- B.
Convergent
- C.
Transform
- D.
Subduction
Correct Answer
A. Divergent -
- 2.
When plates move towards each other it's called:
- A.
Divergent
- B.
Convergent
- C.
Transform
Correct Answer
B. Convergent -
- 3.
When plates slide past each other their called:
- A.
Divergent
- B.
Convergent
- C.
Transform
Correct Answer
C. Transform -
- 4.
When new crust is added to the ocean floor, it's called
- A.
Subduction
- B.
Seafloor spreading
- C.
Trench
- D.
Convergence
Correct Answer
B. Seafloor spreading -
- 5.
What drives plate movement?
- A.
Plate boundaries
- B.
Ocean currents
- C.
Convection currents
- D.
The sun
Correct Answer
C. Convection currents -
- 6.
Another word for a deep valley or crack in the earth is:
- A.
Seamount
- B.
Rift
- C.
Ridge
Correct Answer
B. Rift -
- 7.
In convection currents, denser material will sink and less dense material will rise.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 8.
Where does the magma get its heat from in convection currents?
- A.
The crust
- B.
The mantle
- C.
The core
Correct Answer
C. The core -
- 9.
If oceanic crust and continental crust came towards each other, what would happen?
- A.
Mountains would form
- B.
The continental crust would subduct beneath the oceanic crust
- C.
The oceanic crust would subduct beneath the continental crust
- D.
The oceanic crust would rise above the continental crust
Correct Answer
C. The oceanic crust would subduct beneath the continental crust -
- 10.
The soft layer of mantle on which the lithosphere rests is the:
- A.
Asthenosphere
- B.
Mesosphere
- C.
Outer core
- D.
Inner core
Correct Answer
A. Asthenosphere -
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