Plate Motion Green Group Quiz

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• Subduction boundaries, collision boundaries, and sliding boundaries

• Tectonic boundaries, fault boundaries, and rift boundaries

• Oceanic boundaries, continental boundaries, and island boundaries

• Divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates collide?

• transform

• divergent

• convergent

• subduction

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move apart?

• divergent

• transform

• subduction

• convergent

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other horizontally?

• subduction plate boundary

• transform plate boundary

• divergent plate boundary

• convergent plate boundary

What is continental drift?

• The theory that explains how the Earth's continents have remained stationary over time.

• The theory that explains how the Earth's continents have collided with each other.

• The theory that explains how the Earth's continents have shrunk in size over time.

• The theory that explains how the Earth's continents have moved over time.

True or False: The Earth's plates are constantly moving.

• True

• Only in certain areas

• Only during earthquakes

• False

What are the three subtopics of plate motion green group?

• tectonic plates, earthquakes, and volcanoes

• oceanic crust, continental crust, and lithosphere

• weathering, erosion, and deposition

• transform boundaries, convergent boundaries, and divergent boundaries

Which type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of mountains?

• transform

• divergent

• convergent

• subduction

What is the main driving force behind plate motion?

• Earth's rotation causing the plates to move

• Gravity pulling the plates apart

• Convection currents in the Earth's mantle

• Tectonic plates colliding with each other

True or False: Plate tectonics is a theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates.

• False

• True

• Plate tectonics is a theory about the movement of the moon's plates

• Plate tectonics is a myth