Which formation is a result of a hot spot?

• the San Andreas fault

• the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• the Hawaiian islands

• Mount St. Helens

Where are earthquakes and volcanos most likely to occur?

• hot spots

• within oceanic plates

• plate boundaries

• continental boundaries

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The Andes Mountains are found along the western coast of South America.

Which kind of plate boundary is responsible for this mountain range?

• The North American plate is diverging with the South American plate.

• The Nazca plate and the North American plate are at a transform boundary.

• The Nazca plate is converging with the South American plate.

• The North American plate and the South American plate are at a transform boundary.

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What has formed as a result of diverging plates?

• the San Andreas fault

• the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• the Hawaiian islands

• Mount St. Helens

What caused Hawaii to form?

• the San Andreas fault

• a hot spot

• a tsunami

• an earthquake

Which plate will feel stress in the form of compression?

• oceanic plates diverging

• an oceanic and continental plate converging

• a central fault in a continental plate

• oceanic and continental plates at a transform boundary

What is a downfold of rock caused by compression called?

• an anticline

• a fault

• a syncline

• a joint

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How might geologists in China and Australia help geologists in Japan determine where an earthquake has occurred?

• Chinese and Australian scientists can go to Japan to help them analyze their seismic data.

• These scientists can determine the earthquake's location by the shaking they feel at their locations.

• Chinese and Australian scientists can study the damage caused in their own countries.

• By using seismic data from several locations, scientists can determine the epicenter of an earthquake.

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Where does the energy of an earthquake originate?

• the building of volcanoes

• motion of tectonic plates

• Earth's magnetic field

• heat from Earth's interior

What can scientists gain clues about by analyzing the speed at which seismic waves travel?

• the elements found in Earth's layers

• the density of Earth's layers

• the temperature of Earth's layers

• the amount of magma in Earth's layers