Question 1

The safest place for humans to live,away from volcanic activity and earthquakes,is

Accepted Answer

A) 1. 
B) 2. 
C) 3. 
D) 4. 
E) 5. 
A) 1. 
B) 2. 
C) 3. 
D) 4. 
E) 5.

Question 2

On this figure of a continental collision,which continent would have had subduction-related magmatism?

Accepted Answer

A) The continent on the left 
B) The continent on the right 
C) Both continents 
D) Neither continent 
A) The continent on the left 
B) The continent on the right 
C) Both continents 
D) Neither continent

Question 3

Which of the following features is associated with a deep oceanic trench?

Accepted Answer

A) Midocean ridge 
B) Linear island chain 
C) Seamount 
D) Island arc 
A) Midocean ridge 
B) Linear island chain 
C) Seamount 
D) Island arc

Question 4

What type of plate boundary is depicted in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A) Continental rift 
B) Ocean-ocean convergent boundary 
C) Ocean-continent convergent boundary 
D) Divergent and transform boundaries 
E) Continental collision 
A) Continental rift 
B) Ocean-ocean convergent boundary 
C) Ocean-continent convergent boundary 
D) Divergent and transform boundaries 
E) Continental collision

Question 5

What type of plate boundary is depicted by the smaller arrows in the center of this figure?

Accepted Answer

A) Divergent boundary 
B) Convergent boundary 
C) Transform boundary 
D) Hot spot 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Divergent boundary 
B) Convergent boundary 
C) Transform boundary 
D) Hot spot 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 6

Oceanic plateaus form from basaltic volcanism originating from

Accepted Answer

A) hot spots. 
B) midocean ridges. 
C) trenches. 
A) hot spots. 
B) midocean ridges. 
C) trenches.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) Likely 
B) Unlikely 
A) Likely 
B) Unlikely

Question 8

Most oceanic plateaus are

Accepted Answer

A) small pieces rifted apart from continents. 
B) places where the seafloor has been buckled upward by convergence. 
C) constructed by volcanic eruptions probably over mantle plumes. 
D) large fan-shaped mounds deposited by turbidity currents. 
A) small pieces rifted apart from continents. 
B) places where the seafloor has been buckled upward by convergence. 
C) constructed by volcanic eruptions probably over mantle plumes. 
D) large fan-shaped mounds deposited by turbidity currents.

Question 9

On this map of the area around Yellowstone,which feature is interpreted to record the position of the hot spot over time?

Accepted Answer

A) 2,The Snake River Plain 
B) 3,The Uinta Mountains 
C) 4,The Bonneville Salt Flats 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) 2,The Snake River Plain 
B) 3,The Uinta Mountains 
C) 4,The Bonneville Salt Flats 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 10

How did the Red Sea,shown between Arabia and Africa in this figure,form?

Accepted Answer

A) Subduction of Arabia beneath Africa 
B) Subduction of Africa beneath Arabia 
C) A continental collision 
D) Continental rifting followed by seafloor spreading 
E) Transform faulting followed by a continental collision 
A) Subduction of Arabia beneath Africa 
B) Subduction of Africa beneath Arabia 
C) A continental collision 
D) Continental rifting followed by seafloor spreading 
E) Transform faulting followed by a continental collision

Question 11

If you drilled into an oceanic plateau,you would most likely find

Accepted Answer

A) a thin layer of oceanic sediment over continental crust. 
B) andesitic volcanoes buried by turbidity currents. 
C) a normal thickness of oceanic crust overlain by andesitic volcanoes. 
D) large amounts of basalt derived from melting in the mantle. 
A) a thin layer of oceanic sediment over continental crust. 
B) andesitic volcanoes buried by turbidity currents. 
C) a normal thickness of oceanic crust overlain by andesitic volcanoes. 
D) large amounts of basalt derived from melting in the mantle.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) Likely 
B) Unlikely 
A) Likely 
B) Unlikely

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) Likely 
B) Unlikely 
A) Likely 
B) Unlikely

Question 14

On this map,identify the letter that is over the Pacific Ocean.

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) Feature is not labeled. 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) Feature is not labeled.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) Likely 
B) Unlikely 
A) Likely 
B) Unlikely

Question 16

Which feature on this figure is formed by the melting of the mantle above the slab?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 17

Which of the following is not happening in the area shown by this figure?

Accepted Answer

A) Plates are moving apart 
B) Eruptions onto the seafloor 
C) Release of water by a descending plate 
D) Melting of rising mantle 
E) Faulting 
A) Plates are moving apart 
B) Eruptions onto the seafloor 
C) Release of water by a descending plate 
D) Melting of rising mantle 
E) Faulting

Question 18

Which of the following is associated with a midocean ridge?

Accepted Answer

A) An island arc 
B) Magma produced as the mantles rise up 
C) Melting of the subducting plate 
D) Lower topography than surrounding seafloor 
E) Continental rift 
A) An island arc 
B) Magma produced as the mantles rise up 
C) Melting of the subducting plate 
D) Lower topography than surrounding seafloor 
E) Continental rift

Question 19

On this southern continent,which side has a plate boundary?

Accepted Answer

A) The left (west)side 
B) The right (east)side 
C) Both sides 
D) Neither side 
A) The left (west)side 
B) The right (east)side 
C) Both sides 
D) Neither side

Question 20

Which of the following correctly matches the tectonic setting of a mountain belt with an example?

Accepted Answer

A) Subduction zone-East Africa 
B) Continental collision-Andes Mountains 
C) Mantle upwelling-Tibet 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Subduction zone-East Africa 
B) Continental collision-Andes Mountains 
C) Mantle upwelling-Tibet 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct.

The safest place for humans to live,away from volcanic activity and earthquakes,is

On this figure of a continental collision,which continent would have had subduction-related magmatism?

Which of the following features is associated with a deep oceanic trench?

What type of plate boundary is depicted in this figure?

What type of plate boundary is depicted by the smaller arrows in the center of this figure?

Oceanic plateaus form from basaltic volcanism originating from

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

Most oceanic plateaus are

On this map of the area around Yellowstone,which feature is interpreted to record the position of the hot spot over time?

How did the Red Sea,shown between Arabia and Africa in this figure,form?

If you drilled into an oceanic plateau,you would most likely find

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

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

On this map,identify the letter that is over the Pacific Ocean.

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

Which feature on this figure is formed by the melting of the mantle above the slab?

Which of the following is not happening in the area shown by this figure?

Which of the following is associated with a midocean ridge?

On this southern continent,which side has a plate boundary?

Which of the following correctly matches the tectonic setting of a mountain belt with an example?

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Exam 10: Plate Tectonics and Regional Features

The safest place for humans to live,away from volcanic activity and earthquakes,is

On this figure of a continental collision,which continent would have had subduction-related magmatism?

Which of the following features is associated with a deep oceanic trench?

What type of plate boundary is depicted in this figure?

What type of plate boundary is depicted by the smaller arrows in the center of this figure?

Oceanic plateaus form from basaltic volcanism originating from

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

Most oceanic plateaus are

On this map of the area around Yellowstone,which feature is interpreted to record the position of the hot spot over time?

How did the Red Sea,shown between Arabia and Africa in this figure,form?

If you drilled into an oceanic plateau,you would most likely find

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

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

On this map,identify the letter that is over the Pacific Ocean.

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

Which feature on this figure is formed by the melting of the mantle above the slab?

Which of the following is not happening in the area shown by this figure?

Which of the following is associated with a midocean ridge?

On this southern continent,which side has a plate boundary?

Which of the following correctly matches the tectonic setting of a mountain belt with an example?

The Nature of Physical Geography

Energy and Matter in the Atmosphere

Atmospheric Motion

Atmospheric Moisture

Weather Systems and Severe Weather

Atmosphere-Ocean-Cryosphere Interactions

Climates Around the World

Water Resources

Understanding Landscapes

Volcanoes,deformation,and Earthquakes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Streams and Flooding

Glaciers and Glacial Landforms

Coasts and Changing Sea Levels

Soils

Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles

Biomes

Filters