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Plate Tectonics & Plate Boundaries

Quiz by Janet Carter

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  • Q1
    the process inside the mantle that makes the plates move

    Plate mobility zones

    Continental drift

    Magma motion

    Convection Currents
    30s
  • Q2
    The type of boundary where two plates come together
    convergent boundary

    divergent boundary

    subduction zone

    transform boundary

    30s
  • Q3
    oceanic crust compared to continental crust

    oceanic crust is thinner and less dense

    oceanic crust is thicker and more dense

    oceanic crust is thinner and more dense

    oceanic crust is thicker and less dense

    30s
  • Q4
    The area where new crust is created.
    mid-ocean ridge

    the crust factory

    subduction zone

    rift valley

    30s
  • Q5
    Type of boundary where two plates slide past each other.
    transform boundary

    convergent boundary

    subduction zone

    divergent boundary

    30s
  • Q6
    The theory that Earth's crust is made up of plates that are moving

    subduction zone theory

    convection zone theory

    plate tectonic theory

    continental boundary theory

    30s
  • Q7
    The type of boundary where earthquakes can occur
    All of the boundaries

    Transform boundary

    Divergent boundary

    Convergent boundary

    30s
  • Q8
    The type of boundary where plates move away from each other

    convergent boundary

    divergent boundary

    transform boundary

    subduction zone

    30s
  • Q9
    The type of boundary that creates a mid-ocean ridge.
    Oceanic Divergent

    Subductive Boundary

    Continental Divergent

    Transform Boundary

    30s
  • Q10
    the type of boundary that creates a rift valley

    Oceanic Divergent

    Continental Divergent

    Subductive Boundary

    Convergent Boundary

    30s
  • Q11
    the type of boundary that creates a trench

    divergent boundary

    transform boundary

    convergent subduction

    convergent collision

    30s
  • Q12
    the boundary area where one plate is pushed underneath another

    transform fault

    transform zone

    convection zone

    subduction zone
    30s
  • Q13
    the source of heat that melts magma in the mantle

    geothermal vents

    inner core

    the sun

    outer core

    30s
  • Q14
    Large sections of the crust that move across Earth's surface

    granitic masses

    tectonic plates

    basaltic masses

    gravitational granite

    30s
  • Q15
    the reason why warm magma rises and cool magma sinks

    Pressure

    Density

    Gravity

    Magnetism

    30s

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