Which are not caused by plate tectonics?

convection currents in the mantle

Why are most volcanoes located along the Ring of Fire around the Pacific Ocean?

It is an area with many zones ofconvergence.

The epicenter of an earthquake is

the point on Earth’s surface where the earthquake occurs

Earth’s tallest mountain ranges are formed at

continental-continental plate boundaries

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1
Which of the following coastal landforms is produced by sediment deposition?
sea stack
sea arch
barrier island
wave-cut cliff
2
Which are not caused by plate tectonics?
convection currents in the mantle
volcanoes
mountains
earthquakes
3
What makes continental crust different from oceanic crust?
their rates of cooling
their composition
their thickness
their porosity
4
Where are the youngest rocks on the seafloor located?
in the Mariana Trench
along the continental shelves
at the mid-ocean ridges
near the Hawaiian Islands
5
Why are most volcanoes located along the Ring of Fire around the Pacific Ocean?
It is an area noted by one main type ofmagma.
It is an area with many zones ofconvergence.
It is an area with many zones of divergence.
There are few subduction zones in this area.
6
Fractures in rock where sections of rock might suddenly move to create an earthquake are called
rifts
crevices
fissures
faults
7
What happens as a tectonic plate moves over a hot spot?
The pressure of the plate keeps magma below Earth’s surface.
The plate descends into the mantle.
The hot spot is pushed to the edge of the plate.
A chain of volcanoes form.
8
The epicenter of an earthquake is
the place in the ground where a rift valley occurs
the point where the strain in the ground is released
the point on Earth’s surface where the earthquake occurs
the earthquake’s point of origin
9
Earth’s tallest mountain ranges are formed at
oceanic-continental plate boundaries
continental-continental plate boundaries
oceanic-oceanic plate boundaries
divergent boundaries
10
Which best characterizes a composite volcano?
Hawaii
lava flows
violent eruptions
not so violent eruptions

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