ConcepTest: Plate Motion and Effect on Cities #5

ConcepTest questions by David McConnell , David Steer , Walter Borowski, Jeffrey Dick, Annabelle Foos, Jeffrey Knott, Alvin Konigsberg, Michelle Malone, Heidi McGrew, Kathie Owens, and Stephen Van Horn
This material was originally created for Starting Point:Introductory Geology
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.

Question:

Review the map of the plates below and identify which pair of locations is moving further apart as a result of plate tectonics.

a. Tokyo and Hawaii
b. Bombay and Sydney
c. Galapagos Islands and Hawaii
d. Galapagos Islands and Rio de Janeiro
Worldwide Tectonic Map

Student Responses:

No data yet. The correct response is C.

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