Quiz  /  Plate Tectonics

  • 1. 
    Around how far does a typical tectonic plate move in a year?

  • 1 to 6 inches
  • 6 inches to 2 feet
  • 2 feet to 6 feet
  • Around 1 mile

  • 2. 
    What do we call the portion of the Earth that moves in tectonic plates?

  • Hydrosphere
  • Lithosphere
  • Atmosphere
  • Geosphere

  • 3. 
    Oceanic plates are made up of a material called 'sima' that is mostly silicon and what other element?

  • Magnesium
  • Copper
  • Iron
  • Oxygen

  • 4. 
    Continental plates are made up of a material called 'sial' that is mostly silicon and what other element?

  • Magnesium
  • Iron
  • Oxygen
  • Aluminum

  • 5. 
    What type of tectonic plate boundary occurs where two plates are getting pushed apart?

  • Divergent boundaries
  • Convergent boundaries
  • Transform boundaries
  • All of the above

  • 6. 
    What type of tectonic plate boundary occurs where two plates slide past each other creating a fault?

  • Transform boundaries
  • Convergent boundaries
  • Divergent boundaries
  • All of the above

  • 7. 
    What type of tectonic plate boundary occurs where two plates are getting pushed together?

  • Divergent boundaries
  • All of the above
  • Convergent boundaries
  • Transform boundaries

  • 8. 
    At what type of plate boundary is new land formed when magma pushes up from the mantle and cools?

  • Transform boundaries
  • All of the above
  • Divergent boundaries
  • Convergent boundaries

  • 9. 
    At what type of plate boundary do mountains and volcanoes often form?

  • Divergent boundaries
  • All of the above
  • Convergent boundaries
  • Transform boundaries

  • 10. 
    How many tectonic plates do scientists categorize as 'major' plates?

  • 6
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
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