Dynamic Earth

The volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands form due to which of the following?

• Divergent Boundary
• Hot Spot
• Subduction Boundary
• Transform Boundary

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What are solid rock fragments that are ejected during a volcanic eruption?

• Lahar

• Magma
• Pyroclastic Material
• Silica

What type of volcano has steep slopes made of alternating layers of ash and silica rich lava?

• Caldera
• Cinder Cone
• Composite Volcano
• Shield Volcano

Which volcanic eruption was an example of pyroclastic flow?

• Mount Vesuvius buried the Roman city of Pompeii.
• Kilauea is currently forming the Hawaiian Islands.
• The Columbia Plateau was formed in parts of Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii.
• Mauna Loa is a shield volcano that was formed on Hawaii.

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• Transform Boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

In what physical layer of earth are the convection currents found?

• Crust
• Mantle
• Asthenosphere
• Inner Core

What type of boundary is formed when two lithospheric plates collide?

• Transform Plate Boundary
• Convergent Plate Boundary
• Divergent Plate Boundary
• Rifting Plate Boundary

What feature forms at a divergent boundary between two oceanic lithospheric plates?

• Rift Valley
• Folded Mountains
• Deep Sea Trench
• Mid Ocean Ridge

What feature forms when two continental lithospheric plates collide?

• Rift Valley
• Folded Mountains
• Volcanic Mountains
• Mid Ocean Ridges

What feature is formed at a subduction zone?

• Deep Sea Trench
• Folded Mountains
• Rift Valley
• Mid Ocean Ridge

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1