HOT SPOT, GEYSER, TSUNAMI QUIZ

What is causing the Hawaiian Islands to form?

• Two crustal plates colliding
• A divergent boundary existing on the ocean floor
• An ocean plate moving southeast across a hot spot
• An ocean plate moving northwest across a hot spot
• Two oceanic plates convergence together making an volcanic island chain.

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At which location would the next Hawaiian Island most likely form?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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The diagram shows island formation at a hot spot in the Earth's mantle. Islands W, X, Y, Z were formed by the hot spot's volcanic activity. Which island is the oldest?

• Island W
• Island X
• Island Y
• Island Z

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The cross section below shows the direction of movement of an oceanic plate over a mantle hot spot, resulting in the formation of a chain of volcanoes labeled A, B, C, and D. The geologic age of volcano C is shown. What are the most likely ages of volcanoes B and D?

• B is 5 million years old and D is 12 million years old
• B is 2 million years old and D is 6 million years old
• B is 9 million years old and D is 9 million years old
• B is 10 million years old and D is 4 million years old

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The Hawaiian Islands were formed over a "hot spot" as shown in the diagram. Which island was formed FIRST?

• Hawaii
• Maui
• Oahu
• Kauai

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Select TWO pieces of evidence from the above diagram that support your answer above, for your choice for the first island that formed.

• depth of the hot spot
• distance of the hot spot
• direction of plate movement
• presence of an active volcano

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Geothermal energy sources that produce steam are located where bodies of magma are relatively close to the Earth's surface, and are called Geysers. At which regions would these steam producing energy sources occur?

• regions with hot climates
• regions with stable continents
• regions with recent volcanic activity
• regions close to the equator.

How are tsunamis, earthquakes, and tectonic plate movement all related?

• Earthquakes cause plate movement, which causes tsunamis.
• Plate movement causes earthquakes, which cause tsunamis.
• Plate movement causes tsunamis, which cause earthquakes.
• Tsunamis cause earthquakes, which cause plate movement.

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Undersea earthquakes have the potential to cause which natural phenomena?

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True or False: Most of the worlds Geysers are located in Iceland.

• True
• False