Exploring Plate Tectonics Quiz

Exploring Plate Tectonics Quiz

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Exploring Plate Tectonics Quiz

Exploring Plate Tectonics Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Other

6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Shellie Koski

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the theory that explains the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates?

Continental Drift

Plate Tectonics

Seafloor Spreading

Subduction

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving away from each other?

Convergent Boundary

Divergent Boundary

Transform Boundary

Subduction Zone

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the process called when one tectonic plate is forced under another?

Subduction

Convection

Divergence

Transformation

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which scientist is credited with the theory of Continental Drift?

Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Alfred Wegener

Charles Darwin

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What feature is commonly found at a divergent boundary in the ocean?

Ocean Trench

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Mountain Range

Volcanic Island

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of plate movement involves plates sliding past each other horizontally?

Convergent

Divergent

Transform

Subductive

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed around 300 million years ago?

Gondwana

Laurasia

Pangaea

Atlantis

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