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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which theory explains the movement of Earth's lithosphere?
Gravity theory
Plate Tectonics theory
Quantum theory
Electromagnetic theory
What are the large sections of Earth's lithosphere called?
Mountains
Oceans
Continents
tectonic plates
What is the process by which tectonic plates collide and one is forced beneath the other?
Erosion
Expansion
Contraction
Subduction
Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other horizontally?
Subduction boundary
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
What is the term for the boundary between two tectonic plates?
seismic zone
fault line
tectonic line
plate boundary
Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?
Convergent plate boundary
Divergent plate boundary
Transform plate boundary
Subduction plate boundary
What is the term for the process by which new oceanic crust is formed?
seafloor spreading
oceanic drift
continental drift
tectonic shifting
Which layer of the Earth is broken into tectonic plates?
Mantle
Lithosphere
Outer core
Crust
What is the term for the theory that suggests the continents were once joined together and have since moved apart?
oceanic drift
continental drift
continental shift
plate tectonics
What is the term for a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves?
tsunami
hurricane
volcano eruption
earthquake
