
Plate Tectonics Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the large sections of Earth's lithosphere called?
Mountains
Oceans
Continents
tectonic plates
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the process by which tectonic plates collide and one is forced beneath the other?
Erosion
Expansion
Contraction
Subduction
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other horizontally?
Subduction boundary
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the boundary between two tectonic plates?
seismic zone
fault line
tectonic line
plate boundary
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
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