Plate Tectonics Quiz

What percentage of the Earth is covered by oceans?

• 50%

• 75%

• 90%

• 60%

Who proposed the hypothesis of Continental Drift?

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Alfred Wegener

• Albert Einstein

What discovery led to the Theory of Plate Tectonics?

• Continental Drift

• Sea-floor spreading

• Subduction Zones

• Convection currents

Which type of plate boundary is associated with Rift Valleys and Volcanoes?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction Zone

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• Convergent, Divergent, Subduction Zone

• Divergent, Transform, Oceanic Crust

• Convergent, Divergent, Transform

• Transform, Subduction Zone, Lithosphere

What happens to density, temperature, and pressure as depth increases?

• They all decrease.

• Density and temperature increase, but pressure decreases.

• They all increase.

• Density and pressure increase, but temperature decreases.

Where are convection currents found?

• In the oceanic crust

• In the atmosphere

• In the lithosphere

• In the mantle

The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________. 

• crust
• plates
• directions
• seismos

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

What name is given to the type of crust that is primarily made up of basalt and is found at the bottom of the oceans?

• Divergent Crust

• Lithospheric Crust

• Oceanic Crust

• Continental Crust