Plate tectonics

A detailed illustration showing the movement of tectonic plates, highlighting divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries with Earth layers visible in the background.

Explore Plate Tectonics Quiz

Test your knowledge on the fascinating topic of plate tectonics! This quiz covers key concepts about the movement of Earth's plates, their interactions, and the science behind geological phenomena.

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Continental drift
Plate boundaries
Seafloor spreading
Earth's layers and dynamics

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by DivingStone735

Scientists have observed that the continents move apart or come together at speeds of a few centimeters per ____.

A. year

B. decade

C. day

D. century

If a continental plate and a continental plate converge, a subduction zone forms. ____

True

False

The result of plate movement can be seen at ____.

A. Abyssal plains

B. Plate boundaries

C. Plate centers

D. Ocean margins

-The hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their current locations is called ____.

A. Magnetic reversal

B. Continental slope

C. Continental drift

D. convection

The boundary between two plates moving together is called a ____.

A. Divergent boundary

b. lithosphere

C. Transform boundary

D. Convergent boundary

Seafloor spreading occurs because ____.

A. New material is being added to the asthenosphere

b. Earthquakes break apart the ocean floor

c. Sediments accumulate at the area of spreading

d. Molten material beneath Earth's crust rises to the surface

-____ currents inside Earth might drive plate motion

A. Vertical

b. Convection

c. Horizontal

D. None of the above

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