4.1 & 4.9 Quiz

Scientists are looking for new locations to generate electricity using geothermal energy. Where would be the best choice for geothermal energy generating plant? A Near tectonic plate boundaries B Near fossil fuel resources C Near the equator D Near warm ocean currents

A

Where does seafloor spreading result in rifts and possible volcanoes?

A

Convergent boundary

A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.

Where would activity result in volcanoes, island arcs, and mountains?

B

Most volcanism in the world is associated with what?

Boundaries of the enormous rigid plates that make up the lithosphere

What areas of the world which exhibits a growing nonvolcanic mountain chain due to uplift? (ABCDE)

C

Where is an earthquake most likely to occur as two plates slide sideways past each other? (A B C D)

C

Where did a magnitude 9.0 earthquake occur (at a nearby subduction zone), triggered one of the largest nuclear reactor disasters in history?

Japan Trench

Cause of El Nino

unstable interaction between ocean surface & overlying atmosphere in equatorial Pacific

Effects of El Nino

upwelling decreases disrupting food chains; N U.S. has mild winters, SW U.S. has increased rainfall, less Atlantic hurricanes