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Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
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The volcanoes in The Ring of Fire that circle the Pacific Ocean form along
the tides in the ocean
plate boundaries
coastlines
2
Where do earthquakes generally occur?
in the middle of continents
there is no pattern for their occurence
the edges/boundaries of tectonic plates
3
Why do earthquakes occur in California more often than Tennessee?
because it is not near a tectonic plate boundary
because it is on a tectonic plate boundary
because it is in the middle of a tectonic plate
4
Earthquakes at _________ boundaries in subduction zones are generally very_______.
divergent, powerful
convergent, weak
transform, weak
convergent, powerful
5
What most often forms at tectonic plate boundaries where plates meet?
lakes and rivers
valleys and mountains
tornadoes and earthquakes
earthquakes and volcanoes
6
2 examples of hot spots are ......
Tennessee and Alabama
Yellowstone and Hawaii
Rocky Mountains and Mount Rushmore
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Where do volcanoes generally occur?
in the middle of oceans
in the middle of continents
the boundaries/edges of tectonic plates
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Over millions of years, the Hawaiian Islands formed one by one as the Pacific plate slowly moved over a __________.
hot spot
valley
fault
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Volcanoes most often form at ___________ boundaries because one plate subducts beneath another, melting the lower plate
divergent
transform
convergent