3. Tectonic Hazards: CGP Tectonic Plates

3. Tectonic Hazards: CGP Tectonic Plates

3rd Grade

14 Qs

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3. Tectonic Hazards: CGP Tectonic Plates

3. Tectonic Hazards: CGP Tectonic Plates

Assessment

Quiz

Geography

3rd Grade

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Created by

Robbie Hodges

Used 21+ times

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a tectonic plate?

A land mass which makes up a geographical continent

Any land mass, which forms part of of the Pacific Ring of Fire

A large slab of the Earth's crust

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two names of a place where tectonic plates meet?

Barrier

Frontier

Boundary

Margin

Convergence

Confluence

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do tectonic plates move?

Tectonic plates move due to deep seated volcanic action below the oceans

Tectonic plates move due to differences in the density of two plates

Tectonic plates move due to gravitational forces

Tectonic plates move as they float on the Earth's mantle

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A constructive margin is where two tectonic plates....

converge on one another

diverge away from one another

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the term constructive margin used?

As the plates converge the margins are lifted to form fold mountains

As the plates diverge the magma rises from the mantle to fill the gap and cools, creating a new crust.

As the plates pass each other, rifts and plateaus are formed along their boundaries

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of plate margin is formed where an oceanic plate meets a continental plate?

Conservative plate margin

Constructive plate margin

Destructive plate margin

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the plates i.e. oceanic and continental is more dense than the other?

Continental plate

Oceanic plate

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