Plate Tectonics Quiz

Which layer is divided into plates?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Outer Core

What moves the plates around on Earth?

• Gravity

• Atmosphere

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Convection currents in the outer core

Which type of boundary do plates spread or move apart from each other?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Near landStrike-slip

Which type of boundary do plates come together or move toward each other?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Near landStrike-slip

Which type of boundary do plates slide or grind past each other?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Strike-slip

In a collision between oceanic and continental crust, which subducts (sinks)?

• Oceanic

• Continental

Which is denser, oceanic or continental?

• Oceanic

• Continental

Which is created from a convergent boundary between ocean crust and continental crust?

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Mountain range

• Ocean trench

• Earthquake

Which of the following happens at a convergent boundary between continental crust and continental crust?

• ocean trench forms

• mountain range is formed

• new ocean floor is formed

What happens at a divergent plate boundary between ocean crust and ocean crust?

• An oceanic trench is made

• Rocks break, releasing huge amounts of energy

• New rock is created

• The two plates merge into one