Plate Tectonics Quiz

Plate Tectonics Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Evelyn Hayes

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary mechanism that moves tectonic plates?

Wind currents

Convection currents in the asthenosphere

Magnetic fields

Solar radiation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of rock primarily composes the oceanic crust?

Limestone

Granite

Basalt

Sandstone

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the average thickness of the continental crust?

5-7 miles

10-15 miles

25-35 miles

50-70 miles

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which decade was the plate tectonics theory developed?

1960s

1970s

1950s

1940s

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving away from each other?

Transform

Divergent

Conservative

Convergent

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the creation of mid-ocean ridges?

Transform

Divergent

Conservative

Convergent

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary geological feature formed at a convergent boundary between oceanic and continental plates?

Mid-ocean ridge

Volcanic island arc

Trench

Fault line

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