3.4 8th Grade Assessment

Front

What causes the changes in Earth's seasons?

Back

The tilt of Earth's axis as it revolves around the Sun.

Front

Which crust would subduct in a convergent plate boundary?

Back

Old Oceanic Crust.

Front

What best describes the theory of plate tectonics?

Back

Earth's plates move slowly over time, causing geological changes.

Front

True or False: Fossil evidence supports the idea that continents were once connected in a supercontinent called Pangaea.

Back

True.

Front

True or False: Mountain building occurs only at divergent plate boundaries.

Back

False.

Front

What is the primary reason for the occurrence of earthquakes?

Back

The movement of tectonic plates along faults.

Front

Define a convergent plate boundary.

Back

A boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other, often causing one plate to subduct beneath the other.

Front

What is subduction?

Back

The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another plate and sinks into the mantle.

Front

What is the significance of the Ring of Fire?

Back

It is an area in the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur due to tectonic plate movements.

Front

What is a fault line?

Back

A fracture in the Earth's crust where blocks of land have moved past each other.