The Tectonic Plates Quiz is a small knowledge level test where you must select the correct tectonic plate on the interactive world map. It serves as a fun geography exam to study the plate tectonics of the Earth's lithosphere. This educational geology game is highly suitable for online lessons, interactive classes, and testing map skills. It is also cumulative with the Tectonic Plates Puzzle.
This is a 15-question interactive quiz. Pay attention to the condition/task window at the top left of the screen, which will display the name of a specific tectonic plate. Find and click the correct matching plate on the global map. Be careful—mistakes lower your final grade!
Knowledge Achievements:
Successfully identify 15 tectonic plates to boost your geology grades.
Difficulty: Medium.
Winning the game rewards you with +1 Knowledge Level on Planeta 42.
• The Fastest Plate: The Pacific Plate is currently the fastest-moving tectonic plate on Earth, shifting northwest at a speed of about 7 to 11 centimetres per year.
• The Ring of Fire: The boundaries of the Pacific Plate form the famous "Ring of Fire," an area responsible for roughly 90% of the world's earthquakes and holding over 450 active volcanoes.
• The Deepest Trench: The Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world's oceans, was created by the subduction of the Pacific Plate plunging beneath the smaller Mariana Plate.
Tectonic plates are massive, irregular slabs of solid rock that make up the Earth's lithosphere. They are able to move because the lithosphere has greater mechanical strength than the underlying asthenosphere. Lateral density variations in the mantle result in convection—the slow, creeping motion of Earth's solid mantle beneath the crust.
Plate movement is driven by a combination of the motion of the seafloor away from spreading ridges (due to variations in topography and density) and subduction zones. At subduction zones, relatively cold, dense oceanic crust sinks down into the mantle. Another contributing factor to this movement may lie in the tidal forces generated by the Sun and the Moon.
This fun geology testing game includes the following 15 tectonic plates:
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