Climate is not directly affected by the movement of tectonic plates.
The location of continents has no affect on their climate.
An earthquake occurred three hundred miles off the shoreline, and massive flooding occurred on land as a result. Which best describes what occurred?
How do mountains influence climate?a.They moderate climate.b.They cause less precipitation to fall.c.They affect rainfall by creating a rain shadow.d.They do not affect climate.
Flooding can occur as a result of an earthquake.
Volcanoes impact both the air and land of the surrounding environment.
Which of the following is an aspect of the elastic rebound theory?a.Energy built up when plates try to get past each other is released when plates break free.b.Fault zones are often located near major population centers.c.Earthquakes occurring along subduction zones cause tsunamis.d.None of the above are aspects of the elastic rebound theory.
Which of the following types of boundaries is most likely to result in a subduction zone?a.divergentb.convergentc.transformd.all of the above
Why do coastal cities tend to have more moderate climates than cities in the middle of continents?a.Land masses do not experience large temperature changes like oceans.b.Land masses experience greater temperature changes than oceans.c.Oceans have no thermal properties, so they experience no temperature changed.Both oceans and land masses experience a small temperature change.
What are the three main types of tectonic plate boundaries?a.convergent, divergent, and transformb.continental, oceanic, and convergentc.oceanic, convergent, and divergentd.transform, continental, and divergent
Convection causes tectonic plates to move.
Which of the following is associated with plates sliding past each other?a.riftsb.subduction zonesc.faultsd.all of the above
The Ring of Fire is _______.a.the arc stretching from New Zealand to the Aleutian Islandsb.composed of over 75% of the world’s active and dormant volcanoesc.can be found along the coast of North and South Americad.all of the above
What are some of the dangers that volcanoes pose to human populations?a.destruction of property from lava flowb.destruction from mud flowsc.lung problems from ash and toxic gasesd.all of the above
The epicenter of an earthquake is the area where the least amount of damage takes place.
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