Plate Tectonics Quiz

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and convergent boundaries

• divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and divergent boundaries

• transform boundaries, convergent boundaries, and divergent boundaries

• convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

• Transform plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates collide and one is forced beneath the other?

• transform plate boundary

• divergent plate boundary

• subduction plate boundary

• convergent plate boundary

What is the name of the theory that suggests that the Earth's continents were once joined together and have since moved apart?

• Theory of Earth's Separation

• Theory of Plate Tectonics

• Theory of Continental Drift

• Theory of Continental Shift

Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Charles Darwin

• Marie Curie

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed around 300 million years ago?

• Pangaea

• Laurasia

• Rodinia

• Gondwana

What is the name of the process by which new oceanic crust is formed?

• Oceanic creation

• Seafloor sinking

• The process by which new oceanic crust is formed is called seafloor spreading.

• Continental drift

What is the name of the process by which old oceanic crust is destroyed?

• subduction

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

What type of evidence supports the theory of plate tectonics?

• Matching shapes of continents, distribution of fossils and rock formations, occurrence of earthquakes and volcanic activity along plate boundaries, and measurements of plate movements using GPS and other techniques.

• Analysis of seismic activity and volcanic eruptions along plate boundaries

• Observations of plate movements using GPS and other techniques

• Matching shapes of continents and distribution of fossils and rock formations

True or False: The movement of tectonic plates is responsible for the formation of mountains.

• True

• Mountains are formed by volcanic activity

• Mountains are formed by erosion

• False