Plate Tectonics Quiz

What is the primary driving force behind plate tectonics?

• Solar energy

• Wind patterns

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Earth's magnetic field

Which layer of the Earth is divided into tectonic plates?

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

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

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction

At which type of boundary do most earthquakes occur?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• All of the above

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What geological feature is commonly associated with convergent boundaries?

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Rift valleys

• Mountain ranges

• Fault lines

What is subduction?

• Plates moving apart

• One plate being forced under another

• Lateral sliding of plates

• The creation of new oceanic crust

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Which of the following is a result of seafloor spreading?

• Formation of mountains

• Creation of new oceanic crust

• Destruction of continental crust

• Formation of rift valleys

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

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction

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Which geological feature is formed at a divergent boundary?

• Oceanic trench

• Mountain range

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Volcanic island arc

What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

• Gravitational pull

• Earth's rotation

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