Plate Tectonics Quiz

What is the top layer of the earth that actually moves called?

• Core

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

What is the layer below the tectonic plates called?

• Mantle

• Asthenosphere

• Inner core

• Outer core

What are the two main types of tectonic plates?

• Crust and Mantle

• Asthenosphere and Lithosphere

• Mantle and Core

• Oceanic and Continental

What type of boundary forms mountains and volcanoes?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Subduction

Which of the following is an example of a divergent boundary?

• Mount Everest

• San Andreas Fault

• Mariana Trench

• East African Rift Valley

What is the name of the giant land mass that all the continents were once a part of?

• Pangaea

• Rodinia

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

What is the main reason for the movement of tectonic plates?

• Gravitational pull

• Magnetic forces

• Atmospheric pressure

• Heat from the core