Quiz on Mantle Plumes and Hot Spots

What is a hot spot in geological terms?

• A surface expression of the mantle plume.

• A location where two tectonic plates meet.

• A region of frequent volcanic eruptions.

• A place where the Earth's crust is thinnest.

What is the primary cause of a hot spot?

• Rising heat and rocks from the mantle

• Colliding tectonic plates

• Ocean currents

• Wind erosion

How do mantle plumes affect the Earth's surface?

• By creating volcanic islands

• By causing tsunamis

• By forming glaciers

• By generating earthquakes

Which of the following is a direct result of mantle plumes?

• Formation of volcanic islands

• Creation of ocean trenches

• Development of mountain ranges

• Occurrence of earthquakes

What is the purpose of the image according to the text?

• To show a real-time event

• To provide a simplified depiction

• To illustrate a fictional story

• To display a historical event

What is generated by the hot spot that rises through the lithosphere?

• Water

• Magma

• Sand

• Air

What happens to a volcanic island as the oceanic plate moves away from the hot spot?

• It grows larger

• It cools and subsides

• It becomes a desert

• It turns into a mountain

What are plate boundary zones?

• Areas where new crust is generated.

• Broad belts where deformation is diffuse and boundaries are not well defined.

• Zones where crust is consumed.

• Regions where plates slide past each other.

What makes Hawaii geologically unique?

• It is located on a tectonic plate boundary.

• It is caused by a 'hot spot.'

• It is the largest island chain in the world.

• It has the most diverse wildlife.

What happens if the hot spot is under the seafloor in Hawaii?

• It creates mountains.

• It produces undersea volcanoes.

• It forms coral reefs.

• It causes earthquakes.