
Tectonic Plates Worksheet
Authored by Linda Cotgrave
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is it important to describe what happens at plate boundaries?
To understand the tectonic hazards that occur.
To learn about animal migration.
To study weather patterns.
To predict volcanic eruptions only.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of plate boundary is associated with one plate being forced under another, often causing volcanic activity?
Destructive
Conservative
Constructive
Collision
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is released when the rock fractures at a conservative plate boundary?
Water
Lava
Waves of energy
Wind
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which two plates meet at the San Andreas fault?
North American plate and Pacific plate
Eurasian plate and African plate
Indian plate and Australian plate
South American plate and Antarctic plate
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which direction is the Pacific plate moving?
north-north-west
south-east
east
south-west
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens at a constructive plate boundary?
Tectonic plates move apart.
Tectonic plates collide.
Tectonic plates slide past each other.
Tectonic plates stay still.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which direction does the North American plate move at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
East
West
North
South
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