Unit 7 Earthquakes and Volcanoes Review

What type of boundary is most likely to be found in an area where earthquakes occur?

• convergent

• divergent

• stationary

• transform

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Earth consists of several layers that interact with one another. Mountain building and earthquake activity most likely result from the interaction between which layers?

• the outer core and the crust

• the solid crust and the inner core

• the semi-solid mantle and the crust

• the inner core and the semi-solid mantle

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What is the most common way that an earthquake changes Earth’s landforms?

• The earthquake wears away rock.

• The earthquake scrapes out new valleys.

• The earthquake shifts the position of land.

• The earthquake spreads lava over a wide area.

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The theory of plate tectonics helps explain the formation of some Earth features. A drawing showing the formation of some of these features is shown below. This drawing illustrates that volcanoes most likely result from which tectonic process?

• Island arcs form.

• Plate boundaries converge.

• Hot spots form deep in Earth.

• Plate boundaries slide past one another.

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Mount St. Helens is a volcano on the western coast of Washington. It is most famous for its catastrophic eruption on May 18, 1980. As with most other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens is a volcano that consists of lava rock interlayered with ash, pumice, and other deposits. Mount St. Helens is an example of which type of volcano?

• shield volcano

• composite volcano

• lava dome volcano

• cinder cone volcano

Which of the following geological features will be present at a convergent boundary between an oceanic and continental plate?

• volcanic island a few hundred miles off shore

• a line of volcanoes a few hundred miles inland

• deep sea trenches hundreds of miles off shore

• a line of non-volcanic mountains along the coast line

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Why are the Hawaiian Islands used as evidence of plate tectonics?

• The Hawaiian Islands were formed by volcanoes that are all the same age.

• The Hawaiian Islands were formed by an upwelling of magma like that of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

• The Hawaiian Islands were formed by an upwelling of magma like the islands of the South Pacific.

• The Hawaiian Islands were formed by volcanoes and follow a predictable and measurable path in both age and location.

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What is the initial cause of an earthquake?

• the force of tsunamis in the oceans

• a sudden release of energy in a fault

• movement of tectonic plates along a fault

• the violent shaking of sections of the lithosphere

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Scientists study different parts of earthquakes and how they are related. This illustration shows a cross section of the lithosphere when an earthquake is taking place. Where is the epicenter of this earthquake located?

• point A

• point B

• along the line labeled C

• along the line between points A and B

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This figure shows a cross-section of the lithosphere when an earthquake is taking place. Point A is the focus of the earthquake, its starting point. What do the circles (D) around the focus represent?

• the epicenter of the earthquake

• rocks pushing in toward the focus

• the fault where the earthquake is happening

• waves of energy released by the earthquake traveling outward

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