Plate Boundaries, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes Test REVIEW

Why could a volcano form next to the edge of a continent?

In which of these ways can volcanoes help build up new land?

What type of tectonic plate boundary is shown here?

Why do earthquakes occur more frequently here, than in Columbia, SC?

What type of tectonic plate boundary is shown here?

Due to the destructive nature of earthquakes and volcanoes, people always choose to live far away from these areas

What type of boundary is found in this image?

Iceland and Africa are the great examples of ____________.

Earthquakes occur when stress along a ______ builds up and is suddenly released.

What causes most tsunamis?

Where are volcanoes and earthquakes the most common?

What happens when a dense plate converges with a less dense plate?

What geological feature adds new land to Earth's surface?

What geological feature is created at this divergent boundary?

Where do we find most of the active volcanoes and earthquakes today?

What type of tectonic plate boundary is shown in the diagram?

What feature is found at this divergent boundaries?

What causes plate tectonics to move?

What do you call a break in the rock in which plates can move and shift?

How can large mountain ranges form without volcanoes?

What causes this string of volcanoes found along the west coast of the U.S.?

Mountains that are not volcanoes are formed when _________.

What type of boundary is found in San Francisco, California?

What type of tectonic plate boundary is shown here?

Where is the most likely place for an earthquake to occur?

What type of boundary causes sea floor spreading to occur?

What is the name of the area where one plate slides under another plate and melts?