Plate Tectonic Retest

Plate Tectonic Retest

9th Grade

31 Qs

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Plate Tectonic Retest

Plate Tectonic Retest

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9th Grade

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31 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As depth under Earth’s crust increases, what happens to the temperature and pressure of Earth’s layers?

They both decrease.
They both stay the same.
They both increase.
Temperature increases and pressure decreases.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What has the greatest effect on plate movement?

density and convection
size and convection
density and composition
temperature and composition

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The deeper into the Earth you travel, the ______ the material becomes.

more porous
less porous
less dense
more dense

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The deepest layer of the Earth that humans have drilled to is the ______.

outer core
asthenosphere
mantle
crust

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which of Earth’s layers are convection currents believed to be flowing? 

lithosphere
asthenosphere
outer core
oceanic crust

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The process that continually adds crust to the ocean floor is called ______.

sea-floor spreading
continental drift
trench making
subduction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement about Pangaea is TRUE?

Pangaea was made of oceanic crust only.
Pangaea was made of all the Earth’s tectonic plates.
Pangaea contained continental crust only.
Pangaea contained both continental and oceanic crust.

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