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Plate Tectonics Quiz
Read each question carefully. Choose, write, or match the best answer. Use complete sentences when asked to explain.
Plate Motion and Boundaries
Use what you know about Earth’s moving plates to solve each challenge.
1.Earth’s rigid outer layer is broken into large pieces that move slowly. What are these pieces called?
- Tectonic plates
- Ocean currents
- Cloud bands
- River basins
2.At a divergent boundary, what do the plates do?
- Move apart
- Slide past each other
- Move toward each other
- Stop moving
3.At a transform boundary, two plates grind or slide past one another. What natural event can this motion cause?
4.A dense oceanic plate sinks beneath a less-dense continental plate. What is this process called?
5.Match each boundary movement to its description.
- Divergent
- Convergent
- Transform
- Plates slide past each other
- Plates move apart
- Plates move toward each other
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Connect plate movement to the changes and hazards it can create.
6.The point inside Earth where an earthquake begins is the focus. What is the name for the point on the surface directly above it?
7.True or false: A seismograph measures the movement of the ground.
TrueFalse
8.Hot, melted rock below Earth’s surface is called magma. What is it called after it reaches the surface?
9.Many active volcanoes and earthquakes occur around the edges of the Pacific Ocean. What is this broad zone commonly called?
- The Ring of Fire
- The Mid-Atlantic Belt
- The Great Rift
- The Polar Circle
10.A town is near a convergent boundary where an oceanic plate sinks beneath a continental plate. Name two landforms or hazards that may be associated with this boundary, and explain how plate movement helps create one of them.
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