
Plate Tectonic Theory Quiz
Authored by Chao Vang
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does plate tectonic theory explain?
Movement of the Earth's atmosphere
Formation of the Moon
Interaction of large plates
Origin of volcanoes
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the melting of the subducted plate lead to the formation of volcanic arcs at subduction zones?
Two continental plates collided into one another causing a subduction zone.
An oceanic plate collide with a continental plate pushing it under because the continental plate is more dense than the oceanic plate.
An oceanic plate collides with an oceanic plate causing one of the oceanic plate to sink under forming subduction zone and volscanic island arc.
A continental plate and oceanic plate pull apart causing a subduction zone.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of boundaries do subduction zones occur at?
Divergent boundaries
Convergent boundaries
Transform boundaries
Mid-ocean ridges
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the three main types of plate boundaries?
Divergent, Convergent, and Transform
Oceanic, Continental, and Subduction
Mid-Ocean Ridge, Trench, and Fault
Rift, Collision, and Strike-Slip
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Plate tectonics lead to the formation of ______and cause ______.
Mountains
volcanoes
trenches
earthquakes
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Subduction plate boundaries around the Ring of Fire occur where
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Like the spreading sea floor of the Atlantic Ocean, Africa's Great Rift Valley is caused by
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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