benchmark review

The formation of the Hawaiian Islands is one example of

• volcanoes forming over a hot spot
• volcanoes forming along a plate boundary
• the Ring of Fire
• continental drift

A  line of volcanic activity that surrounds the Pacific Ocean basin is the 

• Ring of Fire
• Aleutian Islands
• Hawaiian Islands
• Caribbean Islands

Lava begins as

• water
• crust
• magma
• pumice

Can volcanic eruptions effect climate?

• yes 
• no

What is a volcano?

• A mountain that has lava all over it 
• A giant hill filled with magma
• A long high sea wave 
• A hole in the Earth where magma erupts

A dormant volcano has...

• recently erupted
• never erupted
• not erupted for a long time
• erupted thousands of years ago

Volcanoes can normally be found at what type of boundary?

• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

Which of these is NOT a type of volcano?

• Shield
• Super
• Composite
• Cinder

This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California

• Sierra Nevada Seismic Zone
• Denali Fault
• San Fransisco 
• San Andreas

The epicenter of an earthquake is

• The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
• The seismic station closest to the earthquake
• The place where the greatest damage occurs
• The point on the surface directly above the focus