How the Earth was Made: Iceland

What percentage of the world's lava reaches the surface in Iceland?

• 3

• 10

• 33

• 40

What speed is the valley spreading apart?

• 1 cm a year

• 10 meter a year

• 1 inch a year

• 1 foot a year

What geologic feature runs through the middle of Iceland?

• San Andreas Fault

• Hayward Fault

• North American Craton

• Mid Atlantic Ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of plate boundary runs through iceland?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• strike-slip

What geological phenomenon is driving vulcanism in Iceland?

• Teen Spirit?
• Bathymetrics
• Hotspot?
• Cold region?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• subducting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• submergent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• strike slip

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?

• Earthquakes
• Volcanoes
• Mountains
• Rift Valleys

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

• Rift Valley
• Mid-Ocean Ridge
• Island Arc
• Flat land

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3