Tectonic Plates and Geological Terms Quiz
Authored by Katherine VAUGHN
Social Studies
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, come together, or crash into each other.
divergent boundary
transform boundary
convergent boundary
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the term 'buoyant' mean?
One plate going under another plate
To break into pieces
Able to float
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is subduction?
A large landmass that is smaller than a continent
One plate going under another plate
Sand and small particles of rock
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is sediment?
Sand and small particles of rock
To break into pieces
A large landmass that is smaller than a continent
A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The area between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other in opposite directions
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Subduction
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
subduction
fracture
subcontinent
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