Plate Tectonics Quiz

Pangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of...

• America, Greenland, and Europe

• Antarctica, India, and America

• all of Earth’s continents

• South Africa, India, Australia, and South America

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The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

• the rotation of the Earth

• convection currents

• the gravity of the iron-nickel core

• the Moho discontinuity

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The name of the supercontinent before they moved to where the continents are today. 

• Continental Drift

• Pangea

• Super Country

• United States of America

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Name the boundary

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• sergent boundary

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Name the boundary

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• sergent boundary

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Name the boundary

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• sergent boundary

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Which of the following is evidence that supports the movement of continents (also known as Continental Drift)?

• the presence of penguins at both the equator and Antarctica
• fossils of the same plant have been found on several continents
• the presence of glacial features in Antarctica
• the presence of volcanic rock in Antarctica

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Where is the Ring of Fire located?

• Atlantic Plate

• Pacific Plate

• Japanese Plate

• North American Plate

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What percentage of all earthquakes occur around the Ring of Fire?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 90%

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There are more volcanoes and earthquakes in the Ring of Fire than anywhere else in the world.

• True

• False

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