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Quiz on Plate Tectonics

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Social Studies

9th Grade

Quiz on Plate Tectonics
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the outer shell of the Earth called?

Asthenosphere

Lithosphere

Core

Mantle

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the large, rigid plates that make up the Earth's lithosphere called?

Tectonic Plates

Oceanic Plates

Continental Plates

Crustal Plates

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of plate boundary involves plates moving apart?

Convergent Boundaries

Transform Boundaries

Divergent Boundaries

Subduction Boundaries

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What geological feature is formed at convergent boundaries?

Mid-ocean ridges

Earthquakes

Mountain ranges

Volcanoes

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the process called when one tectonic plate slides under another?

Collision

Transforming

Subduction

Divergence

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of boundary is associated with the San Andreas Fault?

Convergent Boundaries

Divergent Boundaries

Subduction Boundaries

Transform Boundaries

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What natural disaster is primarily caused by the movement of tectonic plates?

Earthquakes

Landslides

Floods

Tsunamis

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