Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics — Unit test Answers

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

The two major volcanic regions are at the island arc and ring of fire. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

The two types of plains are coastal plains and lowland plains.

Normal faults form ________stress, reverse faults form __________stress and strike-slip faults form___________stress.

New oceanic lithosphere is unable to form at mid-ocean ridges.

____________ occurs when heat is transferred into an object through motion or movement; an example would be boiling water.

Geologists learn about the inner layers and the structure of the Earth by studying rock samples and seismic wave evidence.

The three major scales used to measure earthquakes are Mercalli Scale, Richter Scale and Magnitude Scale.

What type of earthquake wave can travel through both liquids and solids?

Marina is creating a flow chart of the mechanics of mantle convection and how it relates to tectonic plate movement. Which words should Marina place in each blank of the flow chart?

The heat from the Sun reaches Earth through convection.

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

The Ring of Fire is a major belt of volcanic activity circling the Pacific Ocean.

Volcanic belts form along

About one-half of the land area in the United States is made up of mountains.

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

Iceland is a unique land mass, as it gives scientists the opportunity to study processes that normally occur at a submerged (underground) divergent plate boundary. The diagram shows that two tectonic plates meet in Iceland: the North American and the Eurasian plates, as shown in the diagram below. As these plates drift away from one another, a rift (like those normally found on the ocean floor) will be created. What chain of events will most likely occur to Iceland in the future?

Carlos is looking at a picture of a convergent boundary on which a volcanic arc and a trench are identified. Which type of convergent boundary is Carlos looking at?

An upward fold in a rock is called a plateau.