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Plate Tectonics Map Quiz

Authored by Melanie Williams

Biology

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Plate Tectonics Map Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How do plates move relative to each other at convergent plate boundaries?

They move away from each other

They move towards each other

They slide past each other

They do not move

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

At what type of plate boundary do tectonic plates slide past one another?

Divergent boundary

Convergent boundary

Transform boundary

Subduction zone

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What type of plate boundary exists between the South American Plate and the Nazca Plate? Which is the overriding plate?

Convergent boundary, South American Plate

Divergent boundary, Nazca Plate

Transform boundary, South American Plate

Convergent boundary, Nazca Plate

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which plate is the subducting plate at the Aleutian Trench?

Pacific Plate

North American Plate

Eurasian Plate

Philippine Sea Plate

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What type of plate boundary exists between the Indian-Australian Plate and the Antarctic Plate?

Convergent boundary

Divergent boundary

Transform boundary

None of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What kind of plate boundary exists at the San Andreas Fault?

Divergent boundary

Convergent boundary

Transform boundary

Subduction zone

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What kind of plate boundary exists at the Southeast Indian Ridge?

Convergent boundary

Divergent boundary

Transform boundary

Subduction zone

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