Plate Tectonics Quiz for Kids

Can you feel the Earth moving under your feet in normal conditions?

• Only during an earthquake

• No, it moves too slowly to notice

• Yes, all the time

• Only if you're moving

What causes the slow movement of the Earth's land?

• The moon's gravitational pull

• Ocean currents

• Global warming

• Plate tectonics

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What is the lithosphere made of?

• Molten rock

• The Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle

• The Earth's core and mantle

• Water and ice

How do tectonic plates move?

• Due to the Earth's rotation

• Because of the wind

• Sitting on molten rock in the asthenosphere

• Magnetic fields

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What are the two types of tectonic plates?

• Northern and southern

• Liquid and solid

• Oceanic and continental

• Eastern and western

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What is the main component of oceanic plates?

• Carbon and oxygen

• Iron and nickel

• Silicon and aluminum

• Silicon and magnesium

What happens at a convergent boundary?

• Plates stop moving

• Plates move apart

• Plates slide past each other

• One plate slides under another

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What is a rift valley commonly associated with?

• Subduction zones

• Transform boundaries

• Divergent boundaries

• Convergent boundaries

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What was the name of the supercontinent that existed over 250 million years ago?

• Atlantis

• Pangaea

• Eurasia

• Gondwana

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How are scientists trying to predict earthquakes?

• Listening to animal behavior

• Using GPS technology

• Studying ancient ruins

• Using satellite images

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