Plate Tectonic Theory: Quiz

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Test your knowledge of plate tectonics with this engaging quiz. Can you score full marks?
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Question 1

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Who proposed Plate Tectonic Theory in 1915?
Answer
  • Alfred Wegener
  • Richard Burton
  • Ned Kelly
  • David Harvey

Question 2

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The theory states that the lithosphere is split into [blank_start]plates[blank_end] which float on the mantle and core of the Earth.
Answer
  • plates

Question 3

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The crust is thick compared to the mantle and core.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

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The core causes the temperature of the mantle to [blank_start]go up[blank_end]. This causes [blank_start]convection currents[blank_end], which cause hot magma to [blank_start]rise[blank_end] and cool magma to [blank_start]sink[blank_end] in the mantle. The convection of the magma in these currents drags the plates in the crust in the [blank_start]same[blank_end] direction as the current through the processes of [blank_start]ridge[blank_end] push and [blank_start]slab[blank_end] pull.
Answer
  • go up
  • go down
  • convection currents
  • sea floor spreading
  • continental drift
  • rise
  • sink
  • same
  • opposite
  • ridge
  • rock
  • slab
  • crust

Question 5

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The core of the Earth is approximately 6000 degrees Celsius.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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How many types of plate are there?
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  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Question 7

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Continental Plates are much heavier than oceanic plates.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 8

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Oceanic crust is composed mostly of [blank_start]basalt[blank_end], has a thickness of approximately [blank_start]5-10km[blank_end] and is [blank_start]younger than[blank_end] continental crust.
Answer
  • basalt
  • limestone
  • granite
  • sandstone
  • 5-10km
  • 10-20km
  • 1-5km
  • 20-200km
  • younger than
  • older than
  • the same age as

Question 9

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When a continental and oceanic plate collide, which is subducted?
Answer
  • Continental plate
  • Oceanic plate
  • Neither

Question 10

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Continental crust is composed mostly of [blank_start]granite[blank_end], has a thickness of approximately [blank_start]20-200km[blank_end] and is [blank_start]older than[blank_end] oceanic crust.
Answer
  • granite
  • basalt
  • slate
  • sandstone
  • 20-200km
  • 10-20km
  • 1-5km
  • 5-10km
  • older than
  • younger than
  • the same age as
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