Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes Quiz

Who discovered the theory of plate tectonics?

• Inge Lehmann
• Alfred Wegner
• Henry Hess
• Marie Curie

What type of plate boundary does this image show?

• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Convergent Boundary

What type of plate boundary does this image show?

• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Convergent Boundary

What type of plate boundary does this image show?

• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Convergent Boundary

T/F: The theory of plate tectonics states that there are several different layers of the earth, including the crust, mantle, inner core, and outer core

• True
• False

What is it called when a continental crust collides with an oceanic crust?

• Subduction
• Continental drift
• Seafloor Spreading

What is Wegner's theory regarding the slow and gradual movement of continents?

• Subduction
• Continental drift
• Seafloor Spreading

Which type of plate boundary involves one plate colliding with another one?

• Transform
• Convergent
• Divergent

Which type of plate boundary involves one plate sliding past another one?

• Transform
• Convergent
• Divergent

Which type of plate boundary involves two plates separating from one another?

• Transform
• Convergent
• Divergent