Tectonic Plates and Earth's Movements Quiz

What is always moving beneath our feet?

• The ground

• The sky

• The trees

• The ocean

What can we see as a result of the ground's movement?

• Changing weather

• Cracks in the ground

• Falling leaves

• New stars

What are tectonic plates compared to?

• Puzzle pieces

• Building blocks

• Dominoes

• Cards

How long ago did the continent break up?

• 400 million years ago

• 200 million years ago

• 300 million years ago

• 100 million years ago

How fast do tectonic plates move?

• As fast as a car

• As fast as a plane

• As fast as growing fingernails

• As fast as a cheetah

What are plates covered with water called?

• Mountain plates

• Oceanic plates

• River plates

• Continental plates

What happens when continental plates collide?

• They create mountain ranges

• They create valleys

• They create rivers

• They create deserts

What is formed when an oceanic plate pushes under a continental plate?

• A mountain

• A trench

• A river

• A desert

What happens to the oceanic plate as it goes into the mantle?

• It evaporates

• It stays the same

• It melts

• It freezes

What is the depth of the ocean trench created by subduction?

• Up to 4 kilometers

• Up to 10 kilometers

• Up to 6 kilometers

• Up to 8 kilometers