Techtonic plates

Question 1

What are tectonic plates?

Answer 1

Large sections of the Earth’s lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

Question 2

True or false: Tectonic plates are responsible for earthquakes and volcanic activity.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which layer of the Earth do tectonic plates consist of?

Answer 3

Lithosphere

Question 4

What is the theory that explains the movement of tectonic plates?

Answer 4

Plate tectonics

Question 5

Fill in the blank: The boundary where tectonic plates meet is called a ________.

Answer 5

Plate boundary

Question 6

What is the process where tectonic plates collide and one is forced beneath the other?

Answer 6

Subduction

Question 7

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the creation of mountain ranges?

Answer 7

Convergent boundary

Question 8

True or false: Tectonic plates move at a constant speed.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move apart?

Answer 9

Divergent boundary

Question 10

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago and eventually broke apart into the current continents?

Answer 10

Pangaea

Question 11

What is the process where new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges?

Answer 11

Seafloor spreading

Question 12

Which tectonic plate is the largest?

Answer 12

Pacific Plate

Question 13

What is the name of the theory that suggests that the Earth’s lithosphere is divided into large plates that move over the asthenosphere?

Answer 13

Plate tectonics

Question 14

Fill in the blank: The theory of plate tectonics was proposed in the ________.

Answer 14

1960s

Question 15

True or false: Tectonic plates can only move horizontally.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

What is the name of the boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally?

Answer 16

Transform boundary

Question 17

Which type of boundary is associated with the formation of new oceanic crust?

Answer 17

Divergent boundary

Question 18

Fill in the blank: The Ring of Fire is a region in the Pacific Ocean known for its ________ activity.

Answer 18

Volcanic

Question 19

What is the process where tectonic plates grind past each other without creating or destroying lithosphere?

Answer 19

Transform faulting

Question 20

True or false: The movement of tectonic plates is the result of convection currents in the Earth’s mantle.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Which type of boundary is associated with the sliding of tectonic plates past each other?

Answer 21

Transform boundary

Question 22

What type of boundary is formed when two tectonic plates move toward each other?

Answer 22

Convergent boundary

Question 23

Fill in the blank: The San Andreas Fault is an example of a ________ boundary.

Answer 23

Transform