Quiz on Tectonic Plates and Earth's Structure

The section of the mantle just below the lithosphere is called:

• Lithosphere

• Pangea

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

Tectonic plates move as quickly as the growth rate of human hair.

How did the continents look millions of years ago, according to scientists?

Which of the following provides evidence that continents were once located in different places?

• The continents fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.

• There are modern railways connecting all continents.

• Tectonic plates move very fast.

• There are the same animals in every continent.

Tectonic plates always move in the same direction.

When two tectonic plates come together, this is known as a:

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Sliding boundary

What significant geographical feature has been created by the collision of the Indian tectonic plate and the Eurasian plate?

A boundary where two tectonic plates move apart is called:

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Static boundary

At transform boundaries, the tectonic plates slide past each other in one continuous motion, without any interruptions.

What primary force drives the movement of tectonic plates?