Sea-floor Spreading And Plate Tectonics Quiz

10 Questions | By Shaveta | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 288

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Sea-floor Spreading And Plate Tectonics Quiz - Quiz

Do you know about tectonic plates and sea-floor spreading? To test your knowledge on the same, take this sea-floor spreading and plate tectonics quiz. As you know, sea-floor spreading is the process where Earth's lithosphere spreads apart. You can take this quiz to check how well do you remember the terms related to sea-floor spreading and the various processes involved in it. Try to get a perfect score here to prove your knowledge on this topic. All the best! Ace the quiz!

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1.

What is the boundary called where two plates move away from each other?
- A.
  
  Convergent Boundary
- B.
  
  Physical Boundary
- C.
  
  Divergent Boundary
- D.
  
  Transform Boundary
2.

Magma, or molten material, __________ and hardens
- A.
  
  Warms
- B.
  
  Cools
- C.
  
  Shrinks
- D.
  
  Bursts
3.

The oceanic crust gets pushed aside on both sides of the
- A.
  
  Deep-ocean trench
- B.
  
  Mid-ocean ridge
- C.
  
  Continent's edge
- D.
  
  Side-ocean ridge
4.

What is the process of the sinking of the ocean floor beneath a deep-ocean trench back into the mantle called?
- A.
  
  Continental Drift
- B.
  
  Sea-floor spreading
- C.
  
  Material addition to the ocean floor
- D.
  
  Subduction
5.

What is the result of convergent Ocean-Ocean Plate Collision?
- A.
  
  Rift Valley
- B.
  
  Folded Mountains
- C.
  
  Volcanic Mountains
- D.
  
  Island Arc/Volcanic Islands
6.

Continental crust is mainly made up of which rock?
- A.
  
  Nickel
- B.
  
  Granite
- C.
  
  Mantle
- D.
  
  Basalt
7.

Which of the following is not the evidence of sea-floor spreading?
- A.
  
  Fossil evidence
- B.
  
  Magnetic stripes
- C.
  
  Molten magma eruption
- D.
  
  Drilling samples of rock
8.

Where do the Earth plates meet?
- A.
  
  Mid-ocean ridges
- B.
  
  Faults
- C.
  
  Boundaries
- D.
  
  Nowhere
9.

What are the broken sections of Earth's lithosphere called?
- A.
  
  Trenches
- B.
  
  Plates
- C.
  
  Faults
- D.
  
  Rifts
10.

Which of the following theories describe the motion of Earth's plates?
- A.
  
  Continental Drift
- B.
  
  The first law of motion
- C.
  
  Third law of motion
- D.
  
  Plate Tectonics