
Plate Tectonics Test Review
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of stress occurs when plates move apart?
compression
faulting
shearing
ttension
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which word identifies the agent that carries the energy released from earthquakes?
epicenter
focus
lithosphere
waves
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The image shows a cross section of a volcano. Which number shows the magma chamber?
1
2
3
4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which statement describes divergent boundaries?
Divergent boundaries are found only on land.
Subduction occurs at divergent boundaries.
Plates move toward each other at divergent boundaries.
Magma flows from cracks in the crust at divergent boundaries.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which type of volcanic mountain has wide, gentle slopes?
rift
shield
composite
cinder cone
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Study this image of lithospheric plates. Which correctly lists the three plates that border the Indo-Australian Plate?
Pacific, Eurasian, and African
African, North American, and South American
Eurasian, African, and South American
North American, Pacific, and African
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which statement describes the location of an earthquake’s epicenter?
It is located using a single set of data.
It is determined by the Mercalli Scale.
It is located at the point directly above the focus
It is determined by the arrival time of surface waves.
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