Plate Tectonics Concepts Assessment

The video introduces a series on plate tectonics, covering the basics of tectonic plates, their movement, and the different types of plate margins: constructive, destructive, collision, and conservative. It explains how these margins affect geological features like volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountains. The Earth's layers and the differences between oceanic and continental plates are also discussed.

What is the main topic of the teacher's first video?

• Weather patterns

• Animal behavior

• Plate tectonics

• Ocean currents

What are tectonic plates primarily made of?

• Liquid magma

• Rigid blocks

• Soft soil

• Dense gases

What occurs at a constructive plate margin?

• Plates move towards each other

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates move apart

• Plates remain stationary

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

• Subduction

• Convection

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

What natural phenomenon is often caused by the friction between converging plates?

• Tornadoes

• Floods

• Earthquakes

• Hurricanes

What type of plate margin results in the formation of fold mountains?

• Conservative

• Constructive

• Destructive

• Collision

Which mountain range is an example of a fold mountain formed by collision margins?

• Andes

• Rockies

• Alps

• Himalayas

What is a characteristic of a conservative plate margin?

• Plates subduct

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates collide

• Plates move apart

What is the main difference between oceanic and continental plates?

• Continental plates are denser

• Oceanic plates are thicker

• Continental plates are underwater

• Oceanic plates are denser

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Core