Tectonic Plates Quiz

What is the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart, which can occur within continental or oceanic crust?

• Plate Tectonics

• Rifting

• Seafloor Spreading

• Continental Drift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which theory explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates, move and change shape?

• Continental Drift

• Supercontinent Cycle

• Plate Tectonics

• Paleomagnetism

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other called?

• Convergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Mid Ocean Ridge

What is a piece of the lithosphere that has a unique geologic history and may be part of a larger piece of the lithosphere, such as a continent?

• Asthenosphere

• Terrane

• Lithosphere

• Panthalassa

What is the hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations?

• Plate Tectonics

• Continental Drift

• Supercontinent Cycle

• Seafloor Spreading

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Terrane

• Panthalassa

What is the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding called?

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Mid Ocean Ridge

What is the process by which supercontinents form and break apart over millions of years?

• Continental Drift

• Supercontinent Cycle

• Plate Tectonics

• Paleomagnetism

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What is a long, undersea mountain chain with a steep, narrow valley at its center, formed as magma rises from the asthenosphere?

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Transform Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere, made of mantle rock that flows very slowly?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Terrane

• Panthalassa