Plate Tectonics Quiz

Avery and Grace are studying the Earth's crust and its movements. They want to know the names of the three types of plate boundaries: (a)  

• Convergent, Divergent, Transform
• Convergent, Divergent, Subduction
• Transform, Subduction, Lithosphere
• Asthenosphere, Convergent, Divergen

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Emma and Ethan are studying the Earth's layers in their geology class. They learn about a layer within the mantle that is viscoelastic, allowing convection to occur. Which layer are they studying?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Continental crust

• Oceanic crust

Why is the frosting a good model for the asthenosphere? Choose one reason.

• It is a movable solid, viscoelastic

• It is thicker

• It is more dense

• It is less dense

During a science class, Scarlett and Rohan were discussing how heat moves within the Earth. The process that causes heat to rise toward the surface in the asthenosphere is (a)   .

• Subduction
• Convection
• Divergence
• Transformation

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Imagine Daniel and Elijah are on two separate tectonic plates. What happens at transform plate boundaries?

• Plates come together

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates pull away from each other

• Plates subduct under each other

William and Luna are studying plate tectonics in their geography class. They learn that at convergent boundaries, if oceanic crust subducts under continental crust, certain geological features can form. What are these features?

• Rift valleys

• Volcanoes and trenches

• Large faults

• Mid-ocean ridges

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Ava and Rohan are studying the forces that shape Earth's surface. They learn about various processes that occur over long periods of time. What is the main force that shapes Earth's surface?

• Erosion

• Plate Tectonics

• Weathering

• Sedimentation

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Ethan and Luna are studying the Earth in their geography class. They learn about different layers of the Earth. What is the rigid outer layer of the Earth called?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Oceanic crust

• Continental crust

Grace and Liam are observing the movement of tectonic plates at a divergent boundary. The movement direction of the plates is (a)  

• Together
• Apart
• Upward
• Downward

What should be done if the oceanic crust is dense?

• Push it upward

• Let it sink

• Pull it apart

• Color it