Tectonic Plates Check For Understanding

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?

• Pangea

• Eurasia

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Alfred Wegener

• Albert Einstein

How many large tectonic plates are there approximately?

• 5

• 8

• 12

• 20

What is the driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates?

• Wind currents

• Ocean currents

• Convection currents

• Magnetic fields

Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Rotational

At a convergent boundary between continental and oceanic plates, what typically happens?

• The plates move apart

• The oceanic plate subducts under the continental plate

• The continental plate subducts under the oceanic plate

• The plates slide past each other

What geological feature is typically associated with divergent boundaries?

• Volcanoes

• Trenches

• Mountain ranges

• Mid-ocean ridges

At transform boundaries, what happens to the plates?

• They collide

• They move apart

• They slide past each other horizontally

• They melt and form new crust

Which of the following is an example of a transform boundary?

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• San Andreas Fault

• Mariana Trench

• Himalayan Mountains

Approximately how much have tectonic plates moved since you've been alive?

• 18 centimeters

• 80 centimeters

• 180 centimeters

• 1800 centimeters