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Plate Tectonics Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the solid inner core of Earth made of?

a)

Cold metal

b)

Very hot metal

c)

Liquid metal

d)

Hot rock

2.

What is the outer core of Earth made of?

a)

Solid metal

b)

Hot rock

c)

Cold metal

d)

Liquid metal

3.

What is the mantle made of?

a)

Hot, dense rock

b)

Liquid metal

c)

Cold rock

d)

Solid metal

4.

What is the outermost layer of Earth called?

a)

Ridge

b)

Core

c)

Crust

d)

Mantle

5.

What are the two types of Earth's crust?

a)

Oceanic and mountainous

b)

Continental and oceanic

c)

Rocky and sandy

d)

Desert and forest

6.

What are the huge, rocky slabs that Earth's crust is broken up into called?

a)

Tectonic plates

b)

Volcanic rocks

c)

Mountain ranges

d)

Ocean ridges

7.

What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

a)

Wind and rain

b)

Earthquakes and volcanoes

c)

Heat and pressure

d)

Sunlight and moonlight

8.

What is created when tectonic plates separate and molten rock flows up from the mantle?

a)

Mountains

b)

Valleys

c)

Deserts

d)

New crust

9.

What is the process called when one tectonic plate slides under another?

a)

Weathering

b)

Subduction

c)

Erosion

d)

Deposition

10.

What has subduction created off the coast of Chile and Peru?

a)

Deep ocean trench

b)

Coral reef

c)

Volcanic island

d)

Mountain range

11.

What is the theory that explains how Earth's crust is broken up into sections called?

a)

Theory of plate tectonics

b)

Theory of relativity

c)

Theory of evolution

d)

Theory of gravity

12.

What did the theory of plate tectonics explain about the movement of continents?

a)

They have never moved

b)

They have been rearranged over millions of years

c)

They are shrinking

d)

They move very fast

13.

What sudden and dramatic effects can occur due to plate movements?

a)

Tornadoes and hurricanes

b)

Earthquakes and volcanoes

c)

Floods and landslides

d)

Droughts and wildfires

14.

What type of plate interaction is responsible for creating mountain ranges?

a)

Separating plates

b)

Stuck plates

c)

Colliding plates

d)

Sliding plates

15.

What is the rate at which tectonic plates along the mid-ocean ridge in the Atlantic Ocean are moving apart?

a)

0.5 to 1 inch per year

b)

1 to 1.5 inches per year

c)

0.1 to 0.5 inches per year

d)

0.8 to 2 inches per year