4th Grade Plate Tectonics (NGSS)

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Pangea

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Ring of Fire

Question 3

We live on a _______________ plate.

Accepted Answer

Continental

Question 4

At a Transform Boundary the plates

Accepted Answer

grind against each other horizontally

Question 5

The important thing about the Earth is that

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it is constantly changing

Question 6

A scientist who studies the earth is a

Accepted Answer

geologist

Question 7

In a Divergent Boundary, the plates move

Accepted Answer

away from each other

Question 8

There are ___ oceans.

Accepted Answer

5

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

oceanic & continental plates come together in these areas.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Transform

Question 11

A scientist who studies earthquakes is a

Accepted Answer

seismologist

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

true

Question 13

At a Convergent Boundary, plates move

Accepted Answer

toward each other

Question 14

A tool scientists use to measure earthquakes is a

Accepted Answer

seismograph

Question 15

A scientist who studies volcanoes is a

Accepted Answer

volcanologist

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

7

Question 17

There are ____ continents

Accepted Answer

7

Question 18

A divergent boundary created the

Accepted Answer

Mariana Trench

Question 19

When continental and oceanic plates converge, it can

Accepted Answer

cause earthquakes, create volcanoes, build mountains

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

mountain building, all of the above, volcanoes, earthquakes

Question 21

Which is not a tectonic plate?

Accepted Answer

Dinner Plate

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