GEOLOGY UNIT 2 PLATE TECTONICS
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ALL CORRECT
Which ocean basin has multiple subduction zones around it? - Answer- Pacific
In which compass direction is the Pacific Plate currently moving? - Answer- NW
The majority of transform faults are found where? - Answer- Connecting mid-ocean
ridge segments
At transform boundaries, which type of stress is acting? - Answer- Shear
Transform boundaries are typically characterized by deep focus earthquakes, true or
false? - Answer- False
In which state is the San Andreas Fault found? - Answer- California
In which ocean is Hawaii found? - Answer- Pacific
Mantle plumes that form hotspots, do not follow the same movement in the mantle as
convection currents, true or false? - Answer- True
Which is true? - Answer- As hot spot volcanoes form, they show the direction of the
plate motion.
Hawaii was formed from subduction, true or false? - Answer- False, volcanic activity
Where does the magma in mantle plumes originate? - Answer- Outer core/mantle
boundary
Hot spots typically form at divergent boundaries and in the middle of plates, true or
false? - Answer- True
Rocks lose magnetic properties at a temperature known as the - Answer- Curie Point
Earth's magnetic field is generated in which region of the Earth's interior - Answer- The
core
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ALL CORRECT
Which ocean basin has multiple subduction zones around it? - Answer- Pacific
In which compass direction is the Pacific Plate currently moving? - Answer- NW
The majority of transform faults are found where? - Answer- Connecting mid-ocean
ridge segments
At transform boundaries, which type of stress is acting? - Answer- Shear
Transform boundaries are typically characterized by deep focus earthquakes, true or
false? - Answer- False
In which state is the San Andreas Fault found? - Answer- California
In which ocean is Hawaii found? - Answer- Pacific
Mantle plumes that form hotspots, do not follow the same movement in the mantle as
convection currents, true or false? - Answer- True
Which is true? - Answer- As hot spot volcanoes form, they show the direction of the
plate motion.
Hawaii was formed from subduction, true or false? - Answer- False, volcanic activity
Where does the magma in mantle plumes originate? - Answer- Outer core/mantle
boundary
Hot spots typically form at divergent boundaries and in the middle of plates, true or
false? - Answer- True
Rocks lose magnetic properties at a temperature known as the - Answer- Curie Point
Earth's magnetic field is generated in which region of the Earth's interior - Answer- The
core
