Plate Tectonics

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Type of tectonic plate boundary between the South American Plate and the Scotia Plate?

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Which location is on a major rift valley? Options:

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B

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C

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D

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A

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The aerial photograph shows two streams displaced by tectonic movement along the San Andreas fault. The arrows show the relative direction of movement along the fault. This movement occurred along which type of plate boundary?

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Diagram showing relative directions of plate movement at a specific type of plate boundary.

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Front

Which mantle hot spot is correctly matched to its overlying tectonic plate?

• Tasman Hot Spot-Pacific Plate
• Canary Island Hot Spot-Eurasian Plate
• St. Helena Hot Spot-South American Plate
• Yellowstone Hot Spot-North American Plate

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Yellowstone Hot Spot-North American Plate

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Which two mantle hot spots are located at mid-ocean ridges?

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Easter Island and Bouvet

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Which location is positioned over a mantle hot spot? Options:

A

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B

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C

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D

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A

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What is the primary geologic process occurring along the San Andreas Fault?

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Earth's internal heat is the primary source of energy that

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moves the lithospheric plates

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Compared to the oceanic crust, the continental crust is:

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less dense and more felsic