Plate Tectonics Quiz

Plate Tectonics Quiz

6th Grade

10 Qs

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Plate Tectonics Quiz

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6th Grade

Easy

Created by

Dottie Jene Cupit

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are tectonic plates?

Large pieces of the Lithosphere that move on top of the Asthenosphere

The upper layer of Earth's mantle below the Lithosphere

The process by which new oceanic crust forms

The single huge supercontinent that existed millions of years ago

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Asthenosphere?

The layer made up of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle

The upper layer of Earth's mantle below the Lithosphere

Where two plates divide

Where two plates slide

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Lithosphere?

The process by which new oceanic crust forms

The layer made up of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle

Where two plates collide

When one tectonic plate sinks below another

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Continental Drift?

The process by which new oceanic crust forms

The theory that all of Earth's continents were once joined together

Where two plates slide

When one tectonic plate sinks below another

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Pangaea?

The process by which new oceanic crust forms

The single huge supercontinent that existed millions of years ago

Where two plates divide

When one tectonic plate sinks below another

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens at Divergent Plate Boundaries?

Two plates collide

Two plates slide

Two plates divide

One tectonic plate sinks below another

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens at Convergent Plate Boundaries?

Two plates collide

Two plates slide

Two plates divide

New oceanic crust forms

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