Plate Tectonics Quiz

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• Divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

• Subduction boundaries, collision boundaries, and sliding boundaries

• Oceanic boundaries, continental boundaries, and island boundaries

• Tectonic boundaries, fault boundaries, and rift boundaries

What is the main evidence for plate tectonics?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Fossils found in different continents

• Matching shapes of coastlines on different continents

• Earthquakes

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Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Alfred Wegener

• Marie Curie

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

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What is seafloor spreading?

• 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 remains stationary at 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.

What are the three types of plate tectonic boundaries based on movement?

• convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

• subduction boundaries, collision boundaries, and sliding boundaries

• convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

• continental boundaries, oceanic boundaries, and fault boundaries

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

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Atlantis

• Pangaea

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What causes earthquakes at plate boundaries?

• volcanic activity

• weather patterns

• tectonic plate movement

• ocean currents

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What is the process of subduction?

• One tectonic plate moving alongside another and floating on the mantle.

• One tectonic plate moving over another and rising above the mantle.

• One tectonic plate moving away from another and separating from the mantle.

• One tectonic plate moving under another and sinking into the mantle.

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What is the name of the boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally?

• convergent boundary

• subduction boundary

• transform boundary

• divergent boundary

What is the relationship between plate tectonics and volcanic activity?

• Volcanic activity can cause plate tectonics.

• Plate tectonics and volcanic activity are unrelated.

• Volcanic activity is a result of weather patterns.

• Plate tectonics can cause volcanic activity.

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