Question 1
Most of the active volcanoes on land are located in a belt known as the ________.
◦ Mid-Pacific Ridge
◦ Ring of Fire
◦ Gulf Coast zone
◦ Red Sea rift
Question 2
Which of the following statements best describes the big Hawaiian volcanoes?
◦ They are situated in the interior of a large, Pacific plate above a hot spot deep in the mantle.
◦ They lie directly above a transform plate boundary that cuts deeply into the mantle.
◦ They lie along the crest of the East Pacific Rise, a mid-ocean ridge or spreading center.
◦ They lie directly above an active subduction zone where the Pacific plate is sinking into the mantle.
Diversity of Hawaiian Honeycreepers