7. Optional Theme — Geophysical Hazards

Plate Tectonics — Quiz

Test your understanding of plate tectonics with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

What is the name of the theory that explains the Earth's lithosphere as being divided into moving plates?

Question 2

Which layer of the Earth is divided into tectonic plates?

Question 3

What is the main source of energy driving plate movement?

Question 4

At a divergent plate boundary, what happens to the plates?

Question 5

Which boundary is most closely associated with the formation of deep ocean trenches?