Plate Tectonics Quiz

Which theory explains the movement of Earth's lithosphere?

• Gravity theory

• Plate Tectonics theory

• Quantum theory

• Electromagnetic theory

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What are the large sections of Earth's lithosphere called?

• Mountains

• Oceans

• Continents

• tectonic plates

What is the process by which tectonic plates collide and one is forced beneath the other?

• Erosion

• Expansion

• Contraction

• Subduction

Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other horizontally?

• Subduction boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

What is the term for the boundary between two tectonic plates?

• seismic zone

• fault line

• tectonic line

• plate boundary

Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

• Convergent plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

What is the term for the process by which new oceanic crust is formed?

• seafloor spreading

• oceanic drift

• continental drift

• tectonic shifting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which layer of the Earth is broken into tectonic plates?

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Outer core

• Crust

What is the term for the theory that suggests the continents were once joined together and have since moved apart?

• oceanic drift

• continental drift

• continental shift

• plate tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the term for a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves?

• tsunami

• hurricane

• volcano eruption

• earthquake

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