Plate Tectonics Quizizz

What is plate tectonics?

• The movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates.

• The transfer of heat by the movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas.

• The sudden shaking of Earth's crust caused by the release of energy along fault lines or from volcanic activity.

• The movement and interaction of the Earth's plates.

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What is the outermost layer of Earth called?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Crust

What is the partially molten layer of rock beneath the lithosphere called?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Crust

What is the average rate at which tectonic plates move relative to each other?

• 1 to 6 centimeters per year

• 10 to 20 centimeters per year

• 50 to 100 centimeters per year

• 100 to 200 centimeters per year

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Which geological formation is NOT caused by the interaction of tectonic plates?

• Himalaya mountain range

• East African Rift

• San Andreas Fault

• Great Barrier Reef

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Who proposed the concept of continental drift?

• Alfred Wegener

• Harry Hess

• John Tuzo Wilson

• Georg Gerster

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What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support his theory of continental drift?

• Matching rock formations and similar fossils

• Maps of the ocean floor

• Magnetic data from the ocean floor

• Volcanic island chains

What did Harry Hess propose as the cause of undersea mountain ranges?

• Convection of the asthenosphere

• Subduction zones

• Seafloor spreading

• Volcanic island chains

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What is the process by which one tectonic plate slides beneath another?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Subduction

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What did John Tuzo Wilson propose as the cause of volcanic island chains?

• Convection of the asthenosphere

• Subduction zones

• Seafloor spreading

• Fixed 'hot spots' in the mantle