Question 1

In what tectonic environment that is not at a plate boundary are major volcanoes found? Identify one of these in an ocean basin and one on a continent.

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Question 2

Along which type(s)of lithospheric plate boundary are basalt-flow eruptions abundant? Provide a real example (name or location).

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Question 3

Discuss the evidence that proves that continental drift exists.

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Question 4

Why do many oceanic volcanoes occur as long lines of volcanoes that are active at only one end? How does the process work?

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Question 5

List the three main tectonic environments for large earthquakes in western North America and name a specific example of each.

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Question 6

Why do volcanoes occur near some plate boundaries but not near others?

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Question 7

In the line of arc volcanoes,like the Cascades of Washington and Oregon,over an active subduction zone,a series of events leads to the magmas that erupt at the surface.What magma forms first,and where and how does it form?

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Question 8

Discuss the three types of plate boundaries included in this chapter and provide examples of each.

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Question 9

Distinguish between Earth's crust and mantle.

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Question 10

What keeps the Appalachians standing as a mountain range even though they have been continuously eroding since they formed hundreds of millions of years ago?

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Question 11

Explain why people living near the San Andreas Fault are at a huge risk of experiencing a natural disaster.

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Question 12

Do tectonic plates consist of crust,mantle,or some combination of crust and mantle,and if so,what part or parts of each?

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Question 13

Distinguish between Earth's lithosphere and asthenosphere in terms of both location and properties.

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Question 14

What was the primary reason why Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift was rejected?

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Question 15

How did scientists use the scientific method to support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

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Quiz 2: Plate Tectonics and Physical Hazards