Volcanoes Notes

Poll

How do you feel about your knowledge of volcanoes BEFORE the notes?

• I know nothing about volcanoes

• I know a little about volcanoes (from movies, previous classes, etc)

• I know a good amount of volcanoes (different types, difference between magma & lava, etc)

• I know a lot about volcanoes (I could pass my test today if I took it)

Open Ended

How do you think we know about volcanoes if we can't visit the inside of a volcano?

Dropdown

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Select answer

is liquid rock found ABOVE earth's surface.

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is liquid rock found BELOW earth's surface.

​Active volcanoes are currently erupting.
Dormant volcanoes are not currently erupting, but could do so in the future.
Extinct Volcanoes no longer erupt.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following things can come out of an erupting volcano?

• Gases

• Dust/Ash

• Lava

• Magma

• Gases, Dush/Ash, and Lava

Multiple Choice

What type of volcano is pictured here?

Hint: is has a wide base, gentle slopes, and quiet eruptions.

• Shield volcano
• Lava dome
• Cinder cone
• Stratovolcano

Multiple Choice

What type of volcano is pictured here?

Hint: is has steep slopes, is very small, and has small explosive eruptions

• Shield volcano
• Lava dome
• Cinder cone
• Stratovolcano

Match

Match the following locations of volcano formation to their appropriate descriptions.

• Subduction Zone

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Hot Spot

convergent boundary; violent/destructive

divergent boundary; found at the rift

far from boundary; creates islands

• convergent boundary; violent/destructive

• divergent boundary; found at the rift

• far from boundary; creates islands

Multiple Choice

Where do the most destructive volcanoes form?

• Divergent plate boundaries
• Hotspots
• Subduction zones

• Mid-ocean ridges

Multiple Choice

True/false: Hawaii is part of the Ring of Fire.

• True

• False