
Plate Tectonics Quiz
Passage
•
Geography
•
6th Grade
•
Practice Problem
•
Hard
LEILA BACH
FREE Resource
Enhance your content in a minute
10 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
What is the lithosphere composed of according to the theory of plate tectonics?
Solid rock layers
Movable blocks called tectonic plates
Liquid magma
Gaseous layers
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Why do tectonic plates move?
Due to external weather conditions
Because of internal forces within the Earth
Because of ocean currents
Due to gravitational pull from the moon
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
What is the material called that makes up the mantle and is in constant motion?
Lava
Magma
Soil
Water
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
What are tectonic plates?
Large slabs of Earth's crust that move over the mantle
Small rocks found in the ocean
Layers of clouds in the atmosphere
Types of ocean currents
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Which tectonic plate is located near the Pacific Ocean?
Pacific Plate
African Plate
Eurasian Plate
Antarctic Plate
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
What causes magma to rise towards the Earth's upper layers?
Low temperatures in the mantle
High temperatures in the mantle
Movement of tectonic plates
Cooling of the Earth's core
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
At what speed do tectonic plates move due to convection currents?
1 to 2 centimeters per year
2 to 4 centimeters per year
5 to 6 centimeters per year
7 to 8 centimeters per year
Access all questions and much more by creating a free account
Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports

Continue with Google

Continue with Email

Continue with Classlink

Continue with Clever
or continue with

Microsoft
%20(1).png)
Apple
Others
Already have an account?
Similar Resources on Wayground
10 questions
Class-6 Geography NCERT
Quiz
•
6th - 7th Grade
15 questions
United States Major Rivers
Quiz
•
5th - 6th Grade
7 questions
Friend Country
Quiz
•
1st - 11th Grade
15 questions
Name The Flag
Quiz
•
1st Grade - Professio...
10 questions
Mexico Geography Quiz
Quiz
•
6th Grade
10 questions
Map Skills (Directions)
Quiz
•
2nd - 12th Grade
15 questions
Revision - Latitudes, Longitudes ,Motions and maps
Quiz
•
6th Grade
8 questions
Urban sustainability - Freiburg
Quiz
•
6th - 11th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
15 questions
Fractions on a Number Line
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
20 questions
Equivalent Fractions
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
25 questions
Multiplication Facts
Quiz
•
5th Grade
54 questions
Analyzing Line Graphs & Tables
Quiz
•
4th Grade
22 questions
fractions
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
20 questions
Main Idea and Details
Quiz
•
5th Grade
20 questions
Context Clues
Quiz
•
6th Grade
15 questions
Equivalent Fractions
Quiz
•
4th Grade
Discover more resources for Geography
20 questions
Plate Tectonics and Earth's Structure
Quiz
•
6th Grade
21 questions
Continents and Oceans
Quiz
•
6th Grade
25 questions
Russia and the Eurasian Republics
Quiz
•
6th Grade
11 questions
OPEC
Quiz
•
6th Grade
20 questions
Latin America Geography Review
Quiz
•
6th Grade
20 questions
Geography of Africa
Quiz
•
6th Grade
