EXAM TWO IV

Question 1

The “Great Crack” in Hawaii is the result of ______:

Answer 1

Crustal dilation

Question 2

_______ is the name of the fire pit inside the Kilaues Caldera:

Answer 2

Halema’uma’u

Question 3

Green sand beached in Hawaii are formed from what type of mineral?

Answer 3

olivine minerals

Question 4

Hawaii’s white sand beaches consisting of crushed shells and corals are located on the _______:

Answer 4

Kona Coast

Question 5

The Hilina fault is an active ______:

Answer 5

landslide

Question 6

Yellowstone Park sits atop of ______:

Answer 6

caldera

Question 7

Black sand beaches of Hawaii are formed _______

Answer 7

when hot lava flows enter the sea and shatters into glass fragments

Question 8

The most recent Hawaii Volcanic activity in April 2018 is/are:

Answer 8

The Pu’u O’o crater
The small “overlook creates” inside Halema’auma’u Caldera
( “a” and “b”)

Question 9

Landsliding along southern coast of Hawaii is caused by

Answer 9

basalt flows overlying fragmented volcanic sediments

Question 10

The oldest rock in Yellowstone Park are _______:

Answer 10

Precambraian-age metamorphic rocks

Question 11

Seismic tomography beneath Yellowstone Caldera shows that above the mantle plume, ______:

Answer 11

A deeper basaltic magma chamber supplies magma to an overlying rhyolitic magma chamber