Day 8 STAAR Review

The San Andrea Fault is a transform fault. The map below shows a student's approximation of where the fault line crosses through the United States. Students were asked to make maps predicting which way land would most likely move over thousands of years.

Which map best predicts the likely movement of land along the fault line over thousands of years?

A mid ocean ridge separates the Pacific Plate and the Nazca Plate off the Western Coast of South America.

Which statements best describes the relative motions of the Pacific and Nazca plates?

This satellite photograph shows an area in Alaska after a fire occurred.

Which statement best describes the most likely effect the fire had on the river in the 12 months after it occurred?

The topographic map shows the location of a park ranger at point X when a message is received that an injured hiker needs help at point Z.

Which of these is closest to the difference in elevation between the locations of the ranger and the injured hiker?

The weather map shows the weather conditions for one day across the U.S.

Based on the weather map, which city will most likely experience decreasing temperatures in the next 24 hours?

Thunderstorms are more common in some areas than in others. The map shows the average number of thunderstorms per year in different parts of the U.S.

Why are there significantly more thunderstorms in Florida than in California?