Which of the following is NOT true of a hotspot?(1 point)
Responses
Hotspots can be active volcanoes
Hotspots can be active volcanoes
Hotspots are typically found in the middle of a tectonic plate.
Hotspots are typically found in the middle of a tectonic plate.
Hotspots are often found at the edges of tectonic plates
Hotspots are often found at the edges of tectonic plates
The Hawaiian islands are an example of a hotspot.
Hotspots are often found at the edges of tectonic plates
Why do Earth’s tectonic plates move?(1 point)
Responses
Gravity pulls them to the center of the Earth.
Gravity pulls them to the center of the Earth.
They float on convection currents in the mantle.
They float on convection currents in the mantle.
Liquid iron in the outer core causes them to move.
Liquid iron in the outer core causes them to move.
Ocean currents near the mid-ocean ridge push the plates.
They float on convection currents in the mantle.
Where are the newest parts of Earth’s crust located?(1 point)
Responses
at mid-ocean ridges
at mid-ocean ridges
at the edges of continents
at the edges of continents
at the tops of mountains
at the tops of mountains
in the cratons of continents
at mid-ocean ridges
Correctly identify these boundary types in order of A, B, C.
(1 point)
Responses
Transform, Convergent, Divergent
Transform, Convergent, Divergent
Convergent, Divergent, Transform
Convergent, Divergent, Transform
Divergent, Convergent, Transform
Divergent, Convergent, Transform
Divergent, Transform, Convergent
Divergent, Transform, Convergent
Divergent, Transform, Convergent
Identify the most likely location for an Earthquake of high magnitude.(1 point)
Responses
Oceanic-Continental, Convergent Boundary
Oceanic-Continental, Convergent Boundary
Oceanic-Oceanic, Transform Boundary
Oceanic-Oceanic, Transform Boundary
Oceanic-Oceanic, Divergent Boundary
Oceanic-Oceanic, Divergent Boundary
Oceanic-Continental, Convergent Boundary
At which type of plate boundary would a string of small volcanic islands most likely form?(1 point)
Responses
transform boundary
transform boundary
divergent ocean-ocean boundary
divergent ocean-ocean boundary
convergent ocean-continental boundary
convergent ocean-continental boundary
convergent ocean-ocean boundary