Hotspot Volcanoes: Formation, Locations, and Effects

Hotspot Volcanoes: Formation, Locations, and Effects

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Hotspot Volcanoes: Formation, Locations, and Effects

Hotspot Volcanoes: Formation, Locations, and Effects

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Geography

8th Grade

Easy

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following locations is known for its hotspot volcanic activity?

The Himalayas

The Andes

Yellowstone National Park

The Alps

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How do hotspot volcanoes form?

By the movement of tectonic plates

By a plume of hot material rising from deep within the Earth's mantle

By the melting of subducted oceanic crust

By the collision of continental plates

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is a significant effect of hotspot volcanoes?

Formation of new oceanic crust

Creation of mountain ranges

Formation of volcanic islands and seamounts

Shifting of continental plates

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The Hawaiian Islands are an example of islands formed by:

Subduction zones

Continental rifts

Hotspot volcanism

Oceanic-oceanic plate convergence

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the primary cause of the heat that generates a volcanic hotspot?

Friction between tectonic plates

Radioactive decay in the Earth's core

Solar radiation absorbed by the Earth's surface

Heat from the Earth's core and the lower mantle

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a common effect of hotspot volcanic eruptions?

Creation of geothermal features

Formation of large igneous provinces

Significant changes in global climate

Formation of deep ocean trenches

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Hotspot volcanoes are different from other volcanoes because they:

Only erupt once and then become extinct

Are not associated with tectonic plate boundaries

Can only form on continental land masses

Erupt more violently than any other type of volcano

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