Plate tectonics
Quiz by William Harrison
Feel free to use or edit a copy
includes Teacher and Student dashboards
Measure skillsfrom any curriculum
Measure skills
from any curriculum
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
With a free account, teachers can
- edit the questions
- save a copy for later
- start a class game
- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
13 questions
Show answers
- Q1What is oceanic crust ?earth's crust located under the ocean30s
- Q2What is molten rock beneath the earth's surface ?Magma30s
- Q3What is an underwater mountain chain caused by divergent boundaries ?Mid-ocean ridge30s
- Q4What is a divergent boundary ?A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other30s
- Q5What is destructive forces ?A force that wears away or breaks down Earth's surface30s
- Q6What is convection currents ?The transfer of thermal energy thought to be driving force of plate movement30s
- Q7What is a convergent boundary ?A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other30s
- Q8Why does granite rock float on the asthenosphere ?It is less dense30s
- Q9Why does the making of new crust does not increase the size of the earth ?Crust is being subducted30s
- Q10What is a transform boundary ?The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past one another30s
- Q11What is continental crust ?primarily granite and is less dense than oceanic30s
- Q12What are volcanic arcs ?A curving chain formed next to a convergent plate boundary30s
- Q13What is slab pull ?The weight of a subducting plate pulls the trailing slab into the subduction zone30s