✅ 6th Grade Earth Science: Plate Tectonics Quiz
✅ 6th Grade Earth Science: Plate Tectonics Quiz
What are the large pieces of Earth's outer layer that are constantly moving called?
A) ContinentsB) Plates
C) Oceans
D) Mountains
What is the main force inside the Earth that causes the tectonic plates to move?
A) GravityB) Wind
C) Convection currents
D) Ocean tides
Which layer is the outermost solid layer of the Earth?
A) MantleB) Outer Core
C) Inner Core
D) Crust
What is the scientific theory that explains how continents move and change shape over long periods of time?
A) Global WarmingB) Plate Tectonics
C) Weather Forecasting
D) Oceanography
What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move towards each other?
A) Divergent boundaryB) Transform boundary
C) Convergent boundary
D) Static boundary
What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?
A) Convergent boundaryB) Transform boundary
C) Divergent boundary
D) Sliding boundary
What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other horizontally?
A) Convergent boundaryB) Divergent boundary
C) Transform boundary
D) Subduction boundary
Which geological feature is commonly formed at a divergent plate boundary on land, such as in East Africa?
A) Mountain rangeB) Ocean trench
C) Rift valley
D) Volcano
When two oceanic plates converge, one plate often slides beneath the other. What is this process called?
A) RiftingB) Subduction
C) Spreading
D) Faulting
Millions of years ago, all the continents were joined together in one huge supercontinent. What was this supercontinent called?
A) GondwanaB) Laurasia
C) Pangaea
D) Rodinia
What is the name of the underwater mountain range where new oceanic crust is formed as plates pull apart?
A) Continental shelfB) Ocean trench
C) Mid-ocean ridge
D) Abyssal plain
The Himalaya Mountains, the world's highest mountain range, were formed by the collision of which two types of plates?
A) Two oceanic platesB) An oceanic plate and a continental plate
C) Two continental plates
D) A continental plate and a transform plate
Which specific process describes the creation of new oceanic lithosphere at mid-ocean ridges as magma rises and solidifies?
A) Continental driftB) Seafloor spreading
C) Plate subduction
D) Ridge pushing
How do convection currents in the Earth's mantle contribute to the movement of tectonic plates?
A) They cause the Earth to spin faster, which moves the plates.B) They create strong winds that push the plates across the surface.
C) Hot, less dense material rises, cools, and sinks, creating a circular motion that drags the plates.
D) They directly pull the plates down into the core.
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