Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics Answers

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A hot spot is an area where material from deep within the mantle rises and melts through the crust above it. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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T
B
F
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Volcanoes that form along a mid-ocean ridge occur at a diverging plate boundary.

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T
B
F
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
island arc
B
lava
C
basalt
D
magma
E
hot spot
F
plate boundaries
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition a string of islands formed by the volcanoes along a deep-ocean trench.

A
island arc
B
lava
C
basalt
D
magma
E
hot spot
F
plate boundaries
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The Pacific Plate is located under the Pacific Ocean. Its movement has created the Island Arc and the Ring of Fire. This plate demonstrates ____________. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

A
divergent boundaries
B
hot spot boundaries
C
convergent boundaries
D
subduction boundaries
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The Hawaiian Islands formed over aa.hot spotb.convergent faultc.divergent faultd.none of the above

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A
B
B
C
C
D
D
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The Ring of Fire is a major belt of volcanic activity circling the Pacific Ocean.

A
T
B
F
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The formation of the Hawaiian Islands is one example ofa.volcanoes forming over a hot spot.b.volcanoes forming along plate boundaries.c.the Ring of Fire.d.random occurrence of volcanoes.

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A
B
B
C
C
D
D

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