Volcanoes
What are the three main types of volcanoes?
Composite, shield, cinder.
Does the hot spot move or the tectonic plate over it?
The tectonic plate.
Who proposed the Theory of Sea-Floor Spreading?
Harry Hess
Where is the Great Rift Valley found?
Africa.
What writing utensil cannot be used on a test?
A pen.
The Hawaiian Islands are all what type of volcano?
Shield.
Hot spots produce what type of volcano?
Shield.
What is the process of sea-floor spreading?
The process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor.
The fault that is threatening to break the coast of California off is known as...
The San Andreas Fault.
Miss Richardson doesn't allow test corrections because you are able to use what on your test?
Notes.
Mount St. Helens is a volcano found in which mountain range?
The Cascades in Washington.
What is a hot spot?
An occurrence where a mantle plume is slowly seeping through the lithosphere, pushing magma through.
Where is the point of origin for sea-floor spreading?
The mid-ocean ridge.
What do experts anticipate to happen to Africa as a result of the Great Rift Valley?
Africa will split into two continents and a new ocean will form.
If a student talks during a test, what is the consequence?
Automatic zero.
What process leads to the formation of volcanoes and earthquakes?
Subduction.
What happens to a volcano that no longer covers a hot spot?
It becomes a dead volcano from no longer being fed magma.
Harry Hess's evidence for sea-floor spreading helped support who else's theory?
Alfred Wegener's Theory of Continental Drift.
Should the San Andreas fault break, what is the largest concern experts have?
Three large aqueducts will break, cutting off 60% of the state's fresh water supply.
Should a student finish a test before the end of the hour, what should they do?
Work on other work that doesn't involve a Chromebook or silent read.
The Ring of Fire is a string of hundreds of volcanoes that circle which ocean?
The Pacific Ocean.
What will happen to the Hawaiian Islands over time?
They will decrease in size due to erosion and lack of volcanic activity.
What three pieces of evidence did Hess use to support his theory?
Molten material, magnetic stripes, and drilling samples.
An earthquake led to a landslide, followed by the eruption of what dangerous volcano found in the United States, resulting in the death of 57 people?
Mount St. Helens
Where should you sit on test day?
By yourself to avoid the temptation of talking to someone next to you.