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Plate Tectonics Practice Quiz

Authored by Steve Wick

Science

9th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

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Plate Tectonics Practice Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Approximately 70% of the world's composite volcanoes are located around the Pacific Ocean in a region called the ____________. 

Ring of Fire
Volcano Ring
Nucleus of Volcanoes
Center of Fire

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?

Aftershock
Liquefaction
Seismic Gap
Tsunami

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most volcanoes occur 

oceanic/continental convergent
oceanic/oceanic convergent
transform boundary
oceanic/continental divergent 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of volcano is shown on the model above? 

Shield Volcano
Composite Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of volcano is shown on the model above? 

Cinder Cone Volcano
Composite Volcano
Shield Volcano

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

Epicenter
Fault
Hypocenter
Tremor

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?

P Wave
Rayleigh Wave
S Wave
Shear Wave

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