032025 Understanding Plate Tectonics

032025 Understanding Plate Tectonics

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Health Sciences

11th Grade

Hard

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Mark Bayaban

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of rock is basalt primarily made of?
Basalt
Limestone
Granite
Sandstone

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What layer beneath the lithosphere is described as a 'gooey' and 'plastic' layer?
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Mantle
Core

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What process drives the motion of tectonic plates according to the video?
Convection
Radiation
Conduction
Subduction

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of boundary occurs when tectonic plates slide past one another?
Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
Subduction zone
Convergent boundary

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What geological activity is most commonly associated with divergent boundaries?
Volcanic activity
Tsunamis
Earthquakes
Landslides

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What notable fault line is an example of a transform boundary?
San Andreas Fault
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Peru-Chile Trench
Himalayan Fault

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In convergent boundaries where oceanic crust meets continental crust, what geological feature is often formed?
Volcanoes
Deserts
Mountains
Plateaus

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