Earth's Changing Landforms

Earth's Movement and Landforms

By Felicia Powers

Hot Spot Islands

Multiple Choice

What geologic feature will occur at a hot spot ?

• volcano

• folded mountain

• deep sea trench

• Wifi

Multiple Choice

Volcanoes most commonly form…

• near tectonic plate boundaries.
• in Earth's polar regions.
• along Earth's equator.
• in the middle of tectonic plates.

Multiple Choice

When one tectonic plate is pulled under another and into the mantle, it's called:

• A Subduction Zone

• A Transform Boundary

• A Ridge

• A Folded Mountain

​

​Volcanic Arcs ( Ring of fire)

Multiple Choice

Which of these boundaries is responsible for creating volcanic arcs?

• Continental - Continental Convergence

• Oceanic - Continental Convergence

• Mid Ocean Ridges

• Oceanic - Oceanic Convergence

Multiple Choice

The ____________ is a belt of volcanoes around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

• island arc
• Ring of Fire
• Johnny Cash

• hot spot

By Felicia Powers

Multiple Choice

This is an example of what type of plate movement?

• convergent
• divergent
• transform

Multiple Choice

In what type of boundary is the only feature created going to be Mountains?

• Oceanic to Oceanic Convergence

• Oceanic to Continental Convergence

• Rift Valleys

• Continental to Continental Convergence

Multiple Choice

Convergent plates move ________ each other.

• toward

• away from

Mid Ocean Ridge

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Multiple Choice

The movement of plates at a divergent boundary

• move towards each other
• slide past each other
• move up and down
• move away from each other

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why the seafloor spreads apart at mid-ocean ridges

• Plates move apart, magma rises up and cools to create ridges

• Plates move toward each other, magma rises up and cools to create ridges

• Sea water erodes the ocean floor which forms ridges

• None of these

Multiple Choice

Oceans plates sink back into the mantle at _______________ zones, keeping the crust the same size.

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Ocean trenches

• Subduction

• Transforming

Multiple Choice

When a divergent boundary occurs underneath the ocean, it's called a:

• Rift Valley

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Subduction Zone

• Fault Block Mountain

Review of Earth's Movement

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Multiple Choice

What does the theory of continental drift state?

• The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
• Continents are stationary and do not move
• The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
• none of the above

Multiple Choice

Which piece of evidence did Wegener use to prove continental drift?

• The shape of the continents
• Similar fossils found on separate continents
• Tree fossils found in odd places
• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Which 2 continents best look like puzzle pieces that have been separated showing proof of Pangaea's existence?

• Antarctica and North America

• Australia and Africa

• South America and Asia

• South America and Africa

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a result of plate movement?

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Mountain Building

• Tsunami

• Tornadoes

Multiple Choice

Which scientist posed the theory of continental drift?

• Harry Hess
• John Adams

• Fred Vine
• Alfred Wegener

Multiple Choice

What is the force inside the mantle that causes the Earth's Plates to move ?

• subduction

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

Multiple Choice

Which term is used to describe molten material as it leaves the vent of a volcano?

• lava

• magma

• ash

• cinders