Plate Tectonics - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Which type of plate boundary would cause folded mountains to form?

transform

convergent

divergent

subduction

2.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What are the two types of crust?

continental and oceanic

ocean and basin

lower and upper

thick and thin

3.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What drives tectonic plate movement?

gravity

coriolis effect

convection currents

the earth's magnetic core

4.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?

at plate boundaries

in oceans

in the middle of continents

in the middle of plates

5.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

This land form can occur at a divergent plate boundary.

trench

mid-ocean ridge

folded mountains

fault

6.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift,

Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses

the continents DO NOT move

Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking

the continents were once joined together in a single landmass

7.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What is Pangaea?

the name of a German scientist

the name of the super-continent that existed millions of years ago

another name for continental drift

the name of an ancient fossil

8.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?

evidence from landforms

evidence from fossils

evidence from human remains

9.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

A place where two plates slide past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a

transform boundary

divergent boundary

convergent boundary

rift valley

10.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a converging boundary produces a

mid-ocean ridge

deep ocean trench

volcanic mountain range

folded mountain range

11.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

The youngest rocks on the seafloor are most likely found...

closest to a mid-ocean ridge

farthest from a mid-ocean ridge

near the coastlines

closest to a deep sea trench

12.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Scientists recently found coal deposits in eastern Antarctica. This discovery provides evidence of-

coastal erosion

plate tectonics

ocean currents

global warming

13.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

The Himalayas are formed because of what kind of plate movement?

a continental plate being subducted under another

two plates moving apart

two continental plates colliding

two plates sliding past one another

14.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

The San Andreas Fault is a crack in the Earth's crust that runs the length of California. What plate boundary feature caused this?

an inactive convergent boundary

an active convergent boundary

an active transform boundary

a volcanic eruption

15.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What geologic process formed the Himalayas?

two continental plates converging

an earthquake in a subduction zone

a tectonic plate moving over a hot spot

movement at a transform fault boundary

16.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Which of the following DOES NOT provide evidence that the continents were once joined together?

fossils of the same reptiles found on different continents

different continents having rocks of the same age and type

coastlines of some continents matching up

ancient maps left by early humans showing only one large continent

17.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What do scientists believe is the force behind plate movement?

gravity

inertia

convection currents

magnetic pole reversals

18.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

A divergent boundary is a boundary between two plates that ____

move toward each other

undergo subduction

move away from each other

slide along each other

19.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?

John Tuzo Wilson

Harry Hess

Alfred Wegener

Robert Dietz

20.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

A boundary where two plates slide past each other?

convergent boundary

divergent boundary

transform boundary

transformers boundary

21.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

A boundary where two plates collide into each other?

convergent boundary

divergent boundary

transform boundary

allegiant boundary

22.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What occurs when two plates come together and the denser one is forced under back into the mantle?

reduction

conduction

subduction

convection

23.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What forms when an oceanic and continental plate converge?

island arcs

folded mountains

volcanic mountains

rift valleys

24.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What is associated with transform boundaries?

mountains

volcanoes

earthquakes

islands

25.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Name this plate boundary.

divergent

convergent

transform

insurgent

26.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Name this plate boundary.

divergent

convergent

transform

transformers

27.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Name this plate boundary.

divergent

convergent

transform

allegiant

28.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What do Convergent: Continental-Continental plate boundaries create?

Tornadoes

Mountains

Money

Trenches

29.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What do Transform plate boundaries create?

Hurricanes

Trenches

Earthquakes

The Portal to Purgatory

30.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What do Convergent: Continental-Continental plate boundaries do?

They move away from each other and create volcanoes.

They collide and form trenches, cause earthquakes, and create volcanoes.

They push against each other in opposite directions and cause earthquakes and faults.

They push towards each other and form mountains.

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