Plates Unit Review

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

• Japan

• the Andes Mountains

• the East African Rift

• the Hawaiian Islands

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

• younger

• older

• the will be no change in age

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What kind of rocks are formed when lava from a volcano cools?

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

• meteorites

• magma rocks

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Not all volcanoes form along plate boundaries.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Volcanoes are usually found

• in the middle of the ocean

• along plate boundaries

• at the edge of continents

• in the southern hemisphere

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The image shows the Mid Atlantic Ridge. Which type of boundary occurs at this ridge where the ocean floor is spreading apart? 

• convergent
• divergent 
• transform fault

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Hotspots are found ___.

• at divergent boundaries
• at convergent boundaries
• at transform boundaries
• within a plate (intraplate)

How is a metamorphic rock made?

• By intense heat and/or pressure
• By compacting and cementing
• Cooling and solidification of lava or magma

How is a sedimentary rock made?

• By intense heat and/or pressure
• By compacting and cementing
• Cooling and solidification of lava or magma

How is a sediment made?

• By intense heat and/or pressure
• By compacting and cementing
• Cooling and solidification of lava or magma
• By weathering and erosion