Exam 3: Plate Tectonics

Which of the following are characteristics of slab pull?

Which of the following contains a modern continental rift?

On this map, identify which letter is over an island arc.

On the accompanying map, large destructive earthquakes that affect land are most likely at locations:

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle

Where is subduction occurring on this figure of South America?

How fast do plates move relative to one another?

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle

Which of the following is referring to a ridge push?

On this map of the south Atlantic, why is the mid-ocean ridge in the center of the ocean?

On the accompanying map, earthquakes are most likely at locations:

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether an earthquake is likely or unlikely to occur at the location of the red circle.

On the accompanying map, volcanic eruptions are most likely at locations:

The continental edge between locations 4 and 5 is probably:

On this map, identify which letter is over a mid-ocean ridge.

An accretionary prism of sediments and oceanic crust is formed:

The stages associated with continental rifting are, in order from earliest to latest:

Based on the position of the houses on Continent A, which one is built in the safest location?

A divergent boundary can form within a continent. If it does it is called a:

On this map of South America, which features are NOT on a plate boundary?