12ESS - Earthquakes REVIEW

What two plates does NZ sit on the boundary of?

• Australian Plate

• Pacific Plate

• African Plate

• North American Plate

What two types of plate boundaries does NZ have?

• Convergent - subduction

• Divergent

• Transform

• Hot Spot

Which plate subducts down into the mantle in the Hikurangi Subduction Zone?

• Pacific Plate

• Australian Plate

Which plate subducts down into the mantle in the Puysegur Subduction Zone?

• Pacific Plate

• Australian Plate

Which plate boundary types can create earthquakes?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

What is the name of the force that STOPS plates from moving past each other?

• Gravity

• Weight

• Friction

• Magnetic

What type of energy builds up in the crust when two plates are locked in place?

• Kinetic

• Gravitational Potential

• Elastic

• Stress

What type of energy is released when a plate's push force is greater than friction and it suddenly moves?

• Kinetic

• Elastic

• Gravitational potential

• Magnetic

Deep earthquakes >40km beneath the crust are caused by:

• Transform boundaries

• Subduction zones

• Divergent boundaries

Earthquakes ONLY occur on/very close to plate boundaries

• TRUE

• FALSE