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Plate Tectonics Quizizz Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 6hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At a divergent plate boundary...

a)

Two plates slide past each other in opposite directions

b)

Two plates collide together

c)

Two plates separate from each other

d)

One plate will subduct under another plate

2.

At a convergent plate boundary...

a)

Two plates slide past each other in opposite directions

b)

Two plates collide together

c)

One plate will subduct under another plate OR two plates collide together

d)

One plate will subduct under another plate

3.

At a transform plate boundary...

a)

Two plates slide past each other in opposite directions

b)

Two plates collide together

c)

One plate will subduct under another plate OR two plates collide together

d)

One plate will subduct under another plate

4.

Subduction occurs at this type of plate boundary

a)

Transform

b)

Divergent

c)

None of These

d)

Convergent

5.

What does the theory of plate tectonics tell us about our planet?

a)

How the dinosaurs became extict

b)

How the ice age ended

c)

Why the Earth has a liquid outer core

d)

the Earth is constantly reshaping itself slowly over time

6.

Which of these is not a plate boundary?

a)

Continental-Continental

b)

Oceanic-Oceanic

c)

Oceanic-Subduction

d)

Oceanic-Continental

7.

What is Pangea?

a)

A supercontinent

b)

A plate boundary

c)

An ice age

d)

An ocean trench

8.

The tectonic plates are made of...

a)

Glassware

b)

the inner and outer core

c)

continental crust only

d)

the upper mantle and crust

9.

Constructive forces occur at this type of plate boundary

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

none of these

10.

This is an example of a constructive force.

a)

Mountain building

b)

volcanoes

c)

tsunamis

d)

both volcanoes and mountain building

11.

This phenomena can occur when an earthquake occurs in the ocean.

a)

Wildfires

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Tsunamis

d)

Volcanoes

12.

Match the feature with its plate boundary: volcanoes

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

13.

Match the feature with its plate boundary: mountains

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

14.

Match the feature with its plate boundary: mid-ocean ridges

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

15.

Match the feature with its plate boundary: Mid-Atlantic Ridge

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

16.

Match the feature with its plate boundary: rift valleys

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

17.

Match the feature with its plate boundary: subduction

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

18.

Match the feature with its plate boundary: trenches

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

19.

Match the feature with its plate boundary: San Andreas fault

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

20.

Match the feature with its plate boundary: fault lines

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

21.

This feature exists along the edge of the Pacific Ocean, which forms the Ring of Fire.

a)

Subduction Zone

b)

Rift Valley

c)

Transform Boundary

d)

Continental-Continental convergence

22.

Plate tectonics are driven by __________ currents that carry magma to the surface.

a)

Convection

b)

Ocean

c)

Wind

d)

Conduction

23.

The vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy within the lithosphere is known as a(n)...

a)

Mountain

b)

Landform

c)

Wave

d)

Earthquake

24.

Match the feature with its plate boundary: seafloor spreading

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

25.

What is the asthenosphere?

a)

the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.

b)

the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

c)

a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.

d)

The inner and outer core

26.

What is the lithosphere?

a)

the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.

b)

the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

c)

a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.

d)

The inner and outer core

27.

What is Pangea?

a)

the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.

b)

the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

c)

a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.

d)

The inner and outer core

28.

What is Pangea?

a)

the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.

b)

the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

c)

a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.

d)

The inner and outer core

29.

What are constructive forces?

a)

processes that cause Earth's surface to build and rise, such as volcanoes and mountain building at convergent boundaries.

b)

The process of breaking down rocks and land due to forces such as gravity, wind, water, and ice.

c)

a discipline that uses the principles and methods of geology to reconstruct the geologic history of Earth. 

d)

the branch of geology that deals with geologic events and materials occurring at the present time

30.

What are destructive forces?

a)

processes that cause Earth's surface to build and rise, such as volcanoes and mountain building at convergent boundaries.

b)

The process of breaking down rocks and land due to forces such as gravity, wind, water, and ice.

c)

a discipline that uses the principles and methods of geology to reconstruct the geologic history of Earth. 

d)

the branch of geology that deals with geologic events and materials occurring at the present time

31.

What is physical geology?

a)

processes that cause Earth's surface to build and rise, such as volcanoes and mountain building at convergent boundaries.

b)

The process of breaking down rocks and land due to forces such as gravity, wind, water, and ice.

c)

a discipline that uses the principles and methods of geology to reconstruct the geologic history of Earth. 

d)

the branch of geology that deals with geologic events and materials occurring at the present time

32.

What is historical geology?

a)

processes that cause Earth's surface to build and rise, such as volcanoes and mountain building at convergent boundaries.

b)

The process of breaking down rocks and land due to forces such as gravity, wind, water, and ice.

c)

a discipline that uses the principles and methods of geology to reconstruct the geologic history of Earth. 

d)

the branch of geology that deals with geologic events and materials occurring at the present time

33.

Which events occur at divergent plate boundaries?

a)

Mid-Ocean Ridges, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, seafloor spreading and Rift Valleys

b)

Subduction Zones, Volcanoes, Mountains (such as the Appalachians and the Poconos), and trenches (the Mariana Trench).

c)

San Andreas Fault, Earthquakes, and Fault lines.

34.

Which events occur at convergent plate boundaries?

a)

Mid-Ocean Ridges, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, seafloor spreading and Rift Valleys

b)

Subduction Zones, Volcanoes, Mountains (such as the Appalachians and the Poconos), and trenches (the Mariana Trench).

c)

San Andreas Fault, Earthquakes, and Fault lines.

35.

Which events occur at transform plate boundaries?

a)

Mid-Ocean Ridges, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, seafloor spreading and Rift Valleys

b)

Subduction Zones, Volcanoes, Mountains (such as the Appalachians and the Poconos), and trenches (the Mariana Trench).

c)

San Andreas Fault, Earthquakes, and Fault lines.