Plate Tectonics Quiz

Which of the following refers to the surface of the Earth directly above the center of an earthquake?

Epicenter

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons scientists strongly believe in plate tectonics?

The ability to explain Earth's crust is rigid

Mount St. Helens is ________.

likely to vigorously erupt again

In Hawaii, the direction of movement of the "hot spot" means that the ________ is the oldest part of the island chain.

northwestern islands

All of the materials ejected from a volcano, including liquid material, ash, and dust, is termed ________.

pyroclastic material

Which of the following is NOT a form of folding?

rift valley

There is a prominent oceanic trench near ________.

the coast of Alaska's Aleutian Islands

The Pacific "ring of fire" refers to the ________.

volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean

Shield volcanoes are ________ than composite volcanoes.

wider