4th Grade Plate Tectonics (NGSS)

Question 1

In a subduction zone, one plate moves up and the other moves down.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 2

At a Convergent Boundary, plates move

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toward each other

Question 3

A scientist who studies earthquakes is a

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seismologist

Question 4

Most earthquakes, mountain ranges, and volcanoes are on the edges of continents because

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oceanic & continental plates come together in these areas.

Question 5

A divergent boundary created the

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Mariana Trench

Question 6

A scientist who studies the earth is a

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geologist

Question 7

A scientist who studies volcanoes is a

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volcanologist

Question 8

When plates converge, subduct, and converge, it can cause

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mountain building, volcanoes, earthquakes, all of the above

Question 9

We live on a _______________ plate.

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Continental

Question 10

The important thing about the Earth is that

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it is constantly changing

Question 11

There are ___ oceans.

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5

Question 12

The San Andreas Fault is a _____ Boundary, because the plates grind each other horizontally.

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Transform

Question 13

The circle of volcanoes and seismic activity around the Pacific Rim is known as the

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Ring of Fire

Question 14

In a Divergent Boundary, the plates move

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away from each other

Question 15

A tool scientists use to measure earthquakes is a

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seismograph

Question 16

Which is not a tectonic plate?

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Dinner Plate

Question 17

Scientists believe all the continents used to be stuck together in a supercontinent called

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Pangea

Question 18

There are ____ continents

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7

Question 19

When continental and oceanic plates converge, it can

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cause earthquakes, build mountains, create volcanoes

Question 20

Scientists say there are _____ major tectonic plates and 8 minor plates.

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7

Question 21

At a Transform Boundary the plates

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grind against each other horizontally

Questions 21