6th Grade TEKSRSC Unit 7 Test

Based on the image, one of the boundaries between which plates is classified as transform?

• North American and Pacific

• South American and African

• Indo-Australian and Pacific

• Eurasian and North American

What is the name of Plate E?

• Eurasian

• African

• Indo-Australian

• Pacific

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The South American Plate is —

• Plate A

• Plate B

• Plate C

• Plate D

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Which plate is aligned with the west coast of North America?

• Pacific

• Indo-Australian

• African

• Eurasian

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Which plate is located between the South American plate and the Eurasian plate?

• North American

• Indo-Australian

• Pacific

• African

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Using the major tectonic plates map, which plates border the Atlantic Ocean?

• Eurasian, North American, and Indo-Australian

• North American, Pacific, and South American

• North American, South American, and African

• Indo-Australian, South American, and African

Using the major tectonic plates map, which plates border the Pacific Ocean?

• Eurasian, North American, and South American

• North American, African, and Indo-Australian

• North American, South American, and African

• Indo-Australian, South American, and African

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When the edges of tectonic plates shift and energy is released, what is the most likely result?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Mountain formation

• Island formation

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Which statement best describes the movement of Earth’s plates?

• The plates moved for millions of years but have now stopped.

• There is no evidence that plates ever moved.

• The plates stayed in one place for millions of years but are moving now.

• The plates are constantly moving.

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According to the theory of plate tectonics, where do most active volcanoes occur?

• On continental plates

• Along plate boundaries

• On oceanic plates

• Underwater

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