Name the Tectonic Plates

The Earth is covered by 15 major tectonic plates, name them.
Tertiary plates are not included in this quiz, only primary and secondary.
Quiz by
mtthw
Rate:
Last updated: January 31, 2015
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
First submittedSeptember 15, 2014
Times taken1,018
Average score66.7%
Rating4.42
Report this quizReport
3:00
Enter answer here
0
 / 15 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
Answer
African Plate
Antarctic Plate
Arabian Plate
Australia Plate
Caribbean Plate
Answer
Cocos Plate
Eurasian Plate
Filipino Plate
Indian Plate
Juan de Fuca Plate
Answer
Nazca Plate
North American Plate
Pacific Plate
Scotia Plate
South American Plate
Save Your Stats
Your Next Quiz
Can you name the 9 layers of the Earth and its atmosphere?
Try to name all the countries of the world that have fjords.
Can you guess the names of the tectonic plates shown on the map?
Click capital cities. Click nothing but capital cities. Clicking any other city will instantly end the quiz!
7 Comments
+2
Level 79
Jan 18, 2015
Only missed Scotia, Cocos, and Juan de Fuca... and surprised that the guess %age for each of those is so high. I'm assuming the %age for the Philippines plate is so low because you don't accept Philippine or Philippines for it.
+1
Level 50
Jan 31, 2015
Those will work now
+1
Level 19
Jan 31, 2015
The Filipino Plate is also known as the Phillipine Sea Plate.
+2
Level 69
Apr 16, 2017
Good Quiz, map would be nice
+2
Level 58
Jul 8, 2017
Recommend this one to be featured!
+1
Level 54
Feb 1, 2021
Good quiz! Only changes I would make are: Add a map, add the Somali Plate, and make Indian and Australian the Indo-Australian!
+1
Level 49
Feb 5, 2025
its missing the somali plate and the capricorn plate

philippine plate should be accepted for filipino plate

nubian plate should be accepted for african plate