Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

7th Grade

15 Qs

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Science

7th Grade

Hard

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the term for the area where an oceanic plate is forced under a continental plate?

Subduction zone

Divergence zone

Transform fault

Rift valley

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the process called when tectonic plates move apart?

Convergence

Subduction

Divergence

Transform

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?

Subduction zone

Transform fault

Divergent boundary

Convergent boundary

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the primary cause of earthquakes?

The movement of tectonic plates along faults.

Volcanic eruptions beneath the Earth's surface.

Human activities such as mining and drilling.

Changes in atmospheric pressure.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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

Plate tectonics theory.

Continental drift theory.

Geocentric theory.

Heliocentric theory.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the term for the movement of the Earth's plates due to convection currents in the mantle?

Plate tectonics

Continental drift

Seafloor spreading

Subduction zones

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What geological feature is commonly associated with subduction zones?

Earthquakes

Volcanoes

Mountain ranges

Plateaus

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