Plate Tectonics Quiz

Who was one of the first people to suggest that the plates were actually moving?

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Marie Curie

• Charles Darwin

What was the name given to the supercontinent that Alfred Wegener proposed existed?

• Pangaea

• Atlantis

• Gondwana

• Lemuria

What type of rock is the oceanic crust primarily made of?

• Limestone

• Granite

• Basalt

• Sedimentary

Which type of plate boundary results in the formation of a rift valley?

• Subduction zone

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

What geological feature is formed when two oceanic plates converge?

• Plateau

• Trench

• Volcanic island arc

• Mountain range

What drives the movement of tectonic plates according to the text?

• Wind

• Earth's rotation

• Rainfall

• Convection currents

Which region is mentioned as an example of a hotspot in the text?

• Yellowstone Park

• Sahara Desert

• Amazon Rainforest

• Great Barrier Reef

Where do earthquakes occur according to the text?

• At the poles

• At the equator

• Randomly across the globe

• Where plates are pulling apart, pushing together, or sliding past each other

What is the approximate speed at which tectonic plates move?

• As fast as a car on a highway

• As fast as fingernails grow

• As fast as a jet plane

• As fast as a person running

Which major plate boundary is responsible for the formation of the Himalayan mountains?

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary