'Hot Spots' Geography Worksheet (Page 4 of 4) in pdf

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Questions 1 through 5 refer to the following:

Diagram I below is a map showing the location and bedrock age of some of the Hawaiian Islands. Diagram II

is a cross section of an area of the Earth illustrating a stationary magma source and the process that could have

formed the islands.

1) Which of the Hawaiian Islands had the greatest probability of having a volcanic eruption?

1) Hawaii

2) Maui

3) Kauai

4) Oahu

2) Which graph best represents the ages of the Hawaiian Islands comparing them from point A to point B?

3) Volcanic activity like that which produced the Hawaiian Islands is usually closely correlated with

1) frequent major changes in climate

3) nearness to the center of the ocean

4) sudden reversals in the Earth’s magnetic field

2) frequent earthquake activity

4) Compared to the continental crust of North America, the oceanic crust area of the Hawaiian Islands is

probably

1) thicker and different in composition

3) thicker and similar in composition

2) thinner and similar in composition

4) thinner and different in composition

5) If each island formed as the crustal plate moved over the magma source in the mantle as shown in

diagram II, where would the next volcanic island most likely form?

1) southeast of Hawaii

3) northeast of Hawaii

2) between Hawaii and Maui

4) northwest of Kauai

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