Plate Tectonics Quiz

What is plate tectonics?

• The study of different types of plates used in cooking.

• The process of creating decorative designs on plates.

• The practice of using plates to balance energy in the body.

• Scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of Earth's lithosphere.

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Who proposed the theory of plate tectonics?

• Isaac Newton

• Marie Curie

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

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What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• Oceanic boundaries, continental boundaries, and island boundaries

• Tectonic boundaries, fault boundaries, and rift boundaries

• Divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

• Subduction boundaries, collision boundaries, and sliding boundaries

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What happens at a convergent plate boundary?

• Two tectonic plates sink beneath one another.

• Two tectonic plates move apart and create a gap.

• Two tectonic plates collide and are forced together.

• Two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

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What are the three main layers of the Earth?

• outer core, inner core, asthenosphere

• crust, mantle, core

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere

• atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere

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What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?

• Laurasia

• Gondwana

• Pangaea

• Atlantis

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What causes earthquakes?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Tectonic plate movement

• Meteorite impacts

• Sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust

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What is the Ring of Fire?

• A fictional weapon in a fantasy novel.

• A major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.

• A type of jewelry worn by celebrities.

• A popular song by Johnny Cash.

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What is seafloor spreading?

• The process by which new oceanic crust is formed and remains stationary at the mid-ocean ridge.

• The process by which new oceanic crust is formed and moves away from the mid-ocean ridge.

• The process by which new oceanic crust is formed and moves towards the mid-ocean ridge.

• The process by which new oceanic crust is destroyed and sinks into the mantle.

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What is the difference between continental and oceanic crust?

• Continental crust is thinner and more dense than oceanic crust.

• Continental crust is the same thickness and density as oceanic crust.

• Continental crust is found only under the ocean while oceanic crust is found only on land.

• Continental crust is thicker and less dense than oceanic crust.

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