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Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur in areas of the Pacific Ocean called "The Ring of Fire." Scientists agree that the reason for this is because
Yes
Hot Spot
plate boundaries are located in those areas.
Some plates have both continental and oceanic crust
Mantle
Crust
divergent boundary
Lithosphere
One of the 8th graders told you that the volcanoes in Hawaii happen because it's hot in Hawaii. Is the 8th grader correct?
Yes
Hot Spot
plate boundaries are located in those areas.
Some plates have both continental and oceanic crust
Mantle
Crust
divergent boundary
Lithosphere
Which of the following pieces of evidence does NOT support the theory of plate tectonics?
Yes
Hot Spot
plate boundaries are located in those areas.
Some plates have both continental and oceanic crust
Mantle
Crust
divergent boundary
Lithosphere
A tectonic plate is a slab of Earth’s
Yes
Hot Spot
plate boundaries are located in those areas.
Some plates have both continental and oceanic crust
Mantle
Crust
divergent boundary
Lithosphere
When volcanoes form in the middle of a plate, instead of a plate boundary, scientist can predict that those volcanoes are over:
Yes
Hot Spot
plate boundaries are located in those areas.
Some plates have both continental and oceanic crust
Mantle
Crust
divergent boundary
Lithosphere
The volcanic island chain of Indonesia was created at a _________________________.
Yes
Hot Spot
plate boundaries are located in those areas.
Some plates have both continental and oceanic crust
Mantle
Crust
divergent boundary
Lithosphere
The thin rigid layer that forms the outermost part of the lithosphere is called Earth’s
Yes
Hot Spot
plate boundaries are located in those areas.
Some plates have both continental and oceanic crust
Mantle
Crust
divergent boundary
Lithosphere
The asthenosphere is contained in which layer of the Earth?
Yes
Hot Spot
plate boundaries are located in those areas.
Some plates have both continental and oceanic crust
Mantle
Crust
divergent boundary
Lithosphere
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