Earth Science Quiz: Grade 10

The theory of plate tectonics explains the movement of?

• Stars

• Oceans

• Tectonic Plates

• Winds

What is the outer layer of the Earth called?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Core

• Lithosphere

Which layer do tectonic plates float on?

Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Charles Darwin

Which type of plate boundary causes earthquakes?

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of what boundary?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

• Subduction

What happens at a transform boundary?

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates move apart

• Plates collide

• Plates form mountains

Which plate boundary involves plates moving apart?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Slip

What is a primary seismic wave called?

• S-wave

• P-wave

• L-wave

• Q-wave

What forms when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?

• Mountain

• Trench

• Volcano

• Island