Earth Science Quiz

What is the process by which the Earth's continents move over time?

• Seafloor spreading

• Volcanic arc

• Subduction

• Fault

What is the name for the boundary where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other?

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Mid ocean ridge

What is the name for a deep valley in the ocean floor where tectonic plates meet?

• Pangaea

• Ocean trench

• Earthquake

• Volcano

What is the name for the boundary where two tectonic plates are sliding past each other horizontally?

• Transform boundary

• Volcanic arc

• Seafloor spreading

• Subduction

What is the name for a mountain that forms when molten rock erupts through the Earth's surface?

• Volcano

• Tsunami

• Mid ocean ridge

• Plate tectonics

What term describes the supercontinent that existed over 200 million years ago before the continents were separated into their current locations?

• Laurasia

• Gondwana

• Pangaea

• Zealandia

Which layer of the Earth is made up of tectonic plates?

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

What phenomenon occurs when one tectonic plate is forced under another?

• Transform fault

• Subduction

• Orogeny

• Isostasy

What is the term for the circular movement of Earth's mantle caused by the heat from the core?

• Plate tectonics

• Convection currents

• Subduction zone

• Earthquake waves

What is the term used to describe the area where two tectonic plates are coming together?

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Plateau