Science Unit 4 Review

Which of the following is formed by volcanic activity over a stationary hot spot?

• the Hawaiian islands

• the San Andreas fault

• Mount St. Helens

• the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Which geological event is commonly associated with transform plate boundaries?

• volcanic eruptions

• earthquakes

• mountain formation

• oceanic ridge formation

What geological process can lead to the creation of a series of volcanic islands?

• a hot spot

• a subduction zone

• a transform fault

• continental collision

In which locations are seismic and volcanic activities most frequently observed?

• continental interiors

• mid-ocean ridges

• plate boundaries

• within tectonic plates

The Andes Mountains are found along the western coast of South America. Which kind of plate boundary is responsible for this mountain range?

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

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

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

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

Which geological feature is created by tectonic plates moving horizontally past each other?

• the Great Barrier Reef

• the San Andreas fault

• Mount Everest

• the East African Rift

How did the Hawaiian Islands originate?

• from a volcanic hot spot

• due to tectonic plate collision

• as a result of a large earthquake

• from a massive tsunami

What type of plate boundary is most likely to create a range of folded sedimentary rocks?

• transform boundary between two continental crusts

• convergent boundary of two continental crusts

• divergent boundary of oceanic crust and continental crust

• convergent boundary between two oceanic crusts

What type of stress occurs when tectonic plates move apart?

• compression

• shear

• torsion

• tension

Which type of plate boundary is most likely to experience compressional stress?

• divergent boundary between oceanic plates

• transform boundary between continental plates

• convergent boundary between oceanic and continental plates

• rift zone in a continental plate