Lesson 1.1
1.1 The global distribution of tectonic hazards Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Geography, Unit 1
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The 20 questions
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Which type of plate margin forms deep ocean trenches?
- Destructive margin
- Conservative margin
- Collision margin
- Constructive margin
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Where are most of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes concentrated?
- Plate boundaries
- Oceanic abyssal plains
- Continental interiors
- Mantle hotspots
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Which location is a classic example of a conservative plate boundary?
- San Andreas Fault
- Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- Marianas Trench
- East African Rift
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What feature causes intra-plate volcanic chains like the Hawaiian Islands?
- Oceanic ridges
- Slab pull
- Subduction zones
- Mantle plumes
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What event most commonly triggers major underwater tsunamis?
- Tidal currents
- Underwater volcanic ash
- Coastal erosion
- Submarine earthquakes
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Which process forms a deep ocean trench alongside a line of coastal earthquakes?
- Oceanic subduction
- Continental rift
- Transform faulting
- Sea floor spreading
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What type of plate margin occurs at a mid-ocean ridge?
- Transform margin
- Collision margin
- Convergent margin
- Divergent margin
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What causes earthquakes to occur far away from plate margins?
- Magma intrusion
- Reactivated ancient faults
- Deep mantle convection
- Subduction slab pull
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What plate convergence forms a volcanic island arc alongside a trench?
- Continental-continental collision
- Divergent oceanic margin
- Oceanic-continental convergence
- Oceanic-oceanic convergence
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What tectonic setting do both Japan and Chile share along their coasts?
- Active subduction zones
- Intra-plate hotspots
- Conservative transform faults
- Constructive plate margins
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Why do conservative plate boundaries experience earthquakes but rarely any volcanic activity?
- Sea floor spreading
- Thick continental crust
- No magma generation
- No friction accumulation
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What feature causes active volcanism away from plate margins without frequent large earthquakes?
- Isolated mantle plume
- Active subduction zone
- Mid-ocean ridge rift
- Transform fault zone
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Which region contains the majority of the world's active volcanoes and earthquakes?
- Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- Alpine-Himalayan belt
- East African Rift
- Ring of Fire
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What type of boundary forms the Alpine-Himalayan seismic belt?
- Continental collision zone
- Oceanic subduction zone
- Conservative fault line
- Divergent ridge system
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What term describes the sloping zone of earthquake foci extending into a subducting plate?
- Benioff zone
- Subduction trench
- Transform fault
- Mantle plume
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Which plate margin type produces explosive, high-silica volcanic eruptions?
- Collision margin
- Constructive margin
- Conservative margin
- Destructive margin
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What structure is formed by the global network of plate boundaries?
- Parallel belt
- Isolated ring
- Interconnected network
- Linear chain
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What name is given to earthquakes occurring far from active plate boundaries?
- Inter-plate earthquakes
- Transform earthquakes
- Intra-plate earthquakes
- Subduction earthquakes
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Which feature produces intra-plate volcanoes far from active plate boundaries?
- Oceanic trenches
- Benioff zones
- Subduction zones
- Mantle plumes
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Which plate interaction creates deep ocean trenches and volcanic arcs?
- Oceanic-oceanic divergence
- Continental-continental divergence
- Continental-continental collision
- Oceanic-continental subduction
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