GEO EXAM 5 (copy)

Which plate boundary does not produce volcanoes?

Transform boundaries.

What does the acronym MOR stand for in geology?

Mid-ocean ridge.

In which tectonic setting is the lithosphere destroyed?

Subduction zones.

Where are the majority of Earth's transform boundaries located?

Connecting segments of mid-ocean ridges.

In a volcanic chain of islands formed by a hotspot, where are the oldest volcanoes found?

Furthest from the hotspot.

Which is an example of a continent-continent collision?

The Alps.

When an oceanic plate converges with another oceanic or continental plate, which plate subducts?

The denser, older plate.

Is Tristan da Cunha an example of a hotspot volcano?

True.

In which tectonic setting might you expect to see a volcanic island arc?

Ocean-ocean convergent boundary.

What best describes the layers of the Earth that make up tectonic plates?

The crust and the uppermost mantle.