ESRT Page 5 Practice Questions

Front

What type of plate motion is associated with the San Andreas Fault?

Back

Moving side-by-side (transform boundary)

Front

Which plate does not border the Nazca Plate?

Back

Caribbean Plate

Front

What type of plate boundary is the Iceland hotspot located on?

Back

Divergent boundary

Front

Approximately, what line of Latitude is the Easter Island Hot Spot on?

Back

20° S

Front

On what tectonic plate is the Hawaii hotspot located?

Back

Pacific Plate

Front

Define tectonic plates.

Back

Large slabs of Earth's lithosphere that move and interact at their boundaries.

Front

What is a divergent boundary?

Back

A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move apart from each other.

Front

What is a convergent boundary?

Back

A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move towards each other.

Front

What is a transform boundary?

Back

A tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide past each other.

Front

What is a hotspot?

Back

An area in the mantle from which heat rises as a thermal plume, causing volcanic activity.