Plate Tectonics - pre quiz 2 9SCI

1) Around how far does a typical tectonic plate move in a year?

• 10 feet
• 1 to 6 inches
• They do not move
• Enough that we can feel the movement

2) What do we call the portion of the Earth that moves in tectonic plates?

• The ground
• Core
• Lithosphere
• Crust

3) What type of fault happens when two plates are pushed apart?

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Lithosphere
• Crust

4) What type of tectonic plate boundary occurs where two plates slide past each other creating a fault?

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Lithosphere
• Transform

5) What type of tectonic plate boundary occurs where two plates are getting pushed together?

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Lithosphere
• Transform

6) A divergent boundary forms land by what pushing up from the mantle and then cooling?

• Water
• Magma
• Salt
• Rocks

7) TRUE OR FALSE: There are 7 major plates according to scientists.

• True
• False

8) Which answer best represents the structure of the Earth's crust?

• One solid rock that does not move
• A liquid rock that moves
• Lots of plates, like a puzzle, that moves very slowly.

9) What layer do we live on? (Standing on)

• Inner Core
• Crust
• Mantle