Tectonic Hot Spots

What is the force inside the mantle that causes the Earth's Plates to move ?

• subduction

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

A hot spot is located at the boundary of a plate

• true

• false

What geologic feature will occur at a hot spot ?

• volcano

• folded mountain

• deep sea trench

• crevasse

A prime example of an area over a hot spot is :

• Japan

• the Andes Mountains

• the East African Rift

• the Hawaiian Islands

What plate is the hot spot from the previous question located ?

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• African

• South American

As one moves away from a hot spot, the crust will get :

• younger

• older

• the will be no change in age

Which of the following will move with time ?

• a hot spot

• the plate the hot spot is over

• neither move

• both move

The upper layer of the Earth which includes continental and ocean crust is called the :

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• atmosphere

• stratosphere

What area of the continental United States is over a hot spot ?

• the Florida Everglades

• the Grand Canyon

• Yellowstone National Park

• New York City

The number of tectonic plates that cover our planet is closest to :

• 3

• 20

• 100

• 4400