Tectonic Plates Quiz

What is it called when two tectonic plates move towards each other?

• convergent

• subduction

• transform

• divergent

What is it called when two tectonic plates slide past each other?

• convergent

• divergent

• subduction

• transform

What is it called when two tectonic plates move away from each other?

• convergent

• transform

• divergent

• subduction

What is it called when two tectonic plates meet and one moves down into the mantle?

• collision
• subduction
• convergence
• divergence

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What process forms ocean ridges?

• seafloor spreading
• erosion
• volcanic eruptions
• tectonic plates colliding

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When plates of equal or similar density meet what happens?

• They sink forming trenches.

• They remain at the same level.
• They rise forming mountains.

• They merge together.

The chain of volcanic islands that surround the pacific ocean is know as?

• Belt of Fire
• Ring of Fire
• Loop of Heat
• Circle of Flames

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What volcano erupted in the western United States in 1980?

• Mount St. Helens
• Mount Shasta
• Mount Rainier
• Mount Hood

Who proposed the concept of continental drift?

• Alfred Wegener
• Charles Darwin
• Marie Curie
• Isaac Newton

What evidence supports the concept of Pangea?

• Volcanic activity, seismic waves, and ocean currents.
• Continental drift, plate tectonics, and magnetic anomalies.
• Fossil records, continental shelves, and mountain ranges.
• Fit of the continents, matching rock formations and fossils, and distribution of ancient climate zones.