Plate Tectonics Study Quiz

Which of the following causes the Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun

• Magnetic Pole Reversal

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate
• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A divergent boundary occurs when plates...

• Pull apart

• Come together

• Slide past each other

• Subduct

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 280 million years ago?

• Pangea

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Neverland

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?

• Fossils
• Mountains
• Glaciers
• Sand Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What geologic feature/event would you most likely find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

• Rift Valley

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Island Arc

• Flat land

What geologic feature/event would you most likely find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

• Volcano

• Mountain

• Rift

• Island Arc

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which elements is the core mostly made up of?

• Oxygen and Silicon

• Silicon and Magnesium

• Nickel and Iron

• Iron and Magnesium

How are scientists able to estimate the thickness of each layer of the Earth? By studying __________

• radio waves

• sonar waves

• laser waves

• seismic waves