ES.7 - Plate Tectonics & Geologic Activity Test

What causes tectonic plates to move?

• Ocean currents

• Gravitational pull

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Solar winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which layer of the Earth contains convection currents?

• Crust

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Inner core

What does the movement of Earth's outer core generate?

• Volcanoes

• Magnetic field

• Earthquakes

• Tsunamis

What type of boundary most often causes mountains to form?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Passive

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is created at a divergent plate boundary?

• rift valley

• Ocean basin

• mid ocean ridge

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which boundary causes earthquakes due to sliding plates?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Subduction

What kind of plate boundary is the San Andreas Fault?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Subduction

Which province has the oldest rocks in Virginia?

• Piedmont

• Coastal Plain

• Appalachian Plateau

• Blue Ridge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What part of a volcano holds molten rock?

• Crater

• Vent

• Magma chamber

• Cone

What type of wave travels fastest during an earthquake?

• S-wave

• P-wave

• Surface wave

• Rayleigh wave