Volcanoes

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What is a volcano?

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Structures that form on the Earth’s crust after molten material reaches the Earth’s surface

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How much of the Earth did volcanoes create?

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80%

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Where do most of the 1,500 volcanoes on Earth occur?

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Pacific Ring of Fire

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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Where is a volcano most likely to form?

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On a convergent plate boundary

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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Why does magma force its way to the surface?

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It becomes less dense than the rock around it

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Where do most of the eruptions occur on a divergent boundary?

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Below the water

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What are hot spots?

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Areas where eruptions occur away from plate boundaries

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Volcanoes that have erupted in the last 10,000 years are what type of volcano?

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Active

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Volcanoes that have not erupted in the last 10,000 years but are expected to again are what type of volcano? Options: Active, Dormant, Extinct, Dead

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Dormant

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Volcanoes that have not erupted in the last 10,000 years and are not expected to again are what type of volcano? Options: Active, Dormant, Extinct, Dead

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Extinct