Earth Forces Quiz

Which of the following words can be linked to the Earth Forces topic and starts with the letter 'P'?

• Plates

• Plants

• Penguins

• Pyramids

Which of the following words can be linked to the Earth Forces topic and starts with the letter 'M'?

• Magma

• Mountains

• Monkeys

• Machines

What is the main topic of Lesson 4 in the Earth Forces series?

• Earthquakes

• Plate Boundaries

• Weather Patterns

• Ocean Currents

What is the main topic of Lesson 4?

• The structure of the Earth's core

• The various ways in which tectonic plates move on the mantle

• The history of the Earth's formation

• The types of rocks found on Earth

What happens at a constructive plate boundary?

• Plates move towards each other

• Plates move apart

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates remain stationary

What is a characteristic of volcanoes at constructive plate boundaries?

• They erupt violently

• They do not erupt at all

• Magma escapes easily

• They form large mountains

What natural phenomenon is also found at constructive plate boundaries?

• Hurricanes

• Earthquakes

• Tornadoes

• Tsunamis

Which of the following pairs of continents are moving further away from each other?

• Europe and Africa

• Europe and North America

• South America and North America

• Asia and Australia

What is a destructive plate boundary?

• Where two oceanic plates meet

• Where a continental plate meets an oceanic plate

• Where two continental plates meet

• Where two plates move apart

What happens to the oceanic plate at a destructive plate boundary?

• It rises above the continental plate

• It remains stationary

• It descends under the continental plate

• It moves away from the continental plate