Exploring Earthquake and Volcano Dynamics in the Eastern Caribbean

What is the Earth's crust made up of?

• Small rocks

• Water

• Tectonic plates

• Sand

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What is a plate boundary?

• A region where two or more plates meet

• A type of earthquake

• A volcanic eruption

• A mountain range

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What happens at transform boundaries?

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates stay still

• Plates move toward each other

• Plates spread apart

At which type of boundary do plates spread apart?

• Divergent boundaries

• Convergent boundaries

• Subduction zones

• Transform boundaries

What causes the buildup of energy in tectonic plates?

• Ocean currents

• Volcanic eruptions

• Plates getting stuck together

• Continuous smooth movement

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What is a subduction zone?

• A place where plates slide past each other

• A place where plates spread apart

• A place where one plate sinks beneath another

• A place where plates stay still

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Which plate is denser, the North American plate or the Caribbean plate?

• North American plate

• Caribbean plate

• Neither is dense

• Both are equally dense

What conditions are created when the North American plate sinks beneath the Caribbean plate?

• Mountain formation

• Earthquakes

• Suitable conditions for magma production

• Ocean currents

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How were the volcanic islands of the Eastern Caribbean formed?

• Through countless eruptions from submarine volcanoes

• By tectonic plates spreading apart

• By ocean currents

• By mountain erosion

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What is the process called that is responsible for the formation of the volcanic islands of the Eastern Caribbean?

• Erosion

• Transformation

• Subduction

• Divergence

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