Plates on the Move 6th - 8th Grade Quiz

Plates on the Move

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Other Sciences

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6th - 8th Grade

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1.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The boundary between the Pacific Plate and the Australian Plate is a transform boundary. What event is likely to occur at this boundary?

Mountain formation

Earthquakes

Hurricanes

Volcanic eruptions

2.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The San Andreas Fault in California is a result of movement between the Pacific and the N. American plates. Name of this plate movement is _______?

Convergent

Divergent

Transform

Subduction

3.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is subduction?

It's when plates collide and form mountains.

It's when plates pull apart and make new crust.

It's when plates slide past each other, destroying the crust.

It's when plates collide and the denser sinks below the less dense plate.

4.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which layer is broken into pieces called plates?

Asthenosphere

Crust

Lithosphere

Mantle

5.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which layer is "squishy" allowing the plates to float on top of it?

mantle

Atmosphere

Lithosphere

Mesosphere

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