Tectonic Plates Quiz

What are tectonic plates?

• Large pieces of Earth's surface that slowly move

• Underground chambers where magma is stored

• Layers of the Earth's crust that are stationary

• Small fragments of rock found in the mantle

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What powers the movement of tectonic plates?

• Friction

• Convection

• Magnetic forces

• Gravity

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What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

• Oceanic, continental, and transform

• Crust, mantle, and core

• Subduction, uplift, and convection

• Convergent, divergent, and transform

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What is the term given to a circular region on a world map that has a lot of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes?

• Ring of Fire

• Circle of Destruction

• Volcanic Zone

• Earthquake Belt

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What supports the theory of continental drift?

• All of the above

• Matching shapes of the continents

• Fossils found on different continents

• Rock evidence from different continents

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What do seismologists study?

• Rock formations

• Plate tectonics

• Volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes

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What is the boundary where tectonic plates move away from each other called?

• Divergent boundary

• Subduction boundary

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

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What is the boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other called?

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction boundary

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What is the boundary where tectonic plates move towards each other called?

• Subduction boundary

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

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What is Pangea?

• A type of volcanic rock found in oceanic plates

• A supercontinent predicted by the theory of continental drift

• A tool used by seismologists to measure earthquakes

• A term used to describe the movement of tectonic plates

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