Volcanoes

This is the name for the chain of volcanoes and earthquakes around the edge of the Pacific Plate.

• The Subduction Zone

• The Ring of Fire

• The Seismic-Tectonic Area

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Hot melted rock that forms underground near the subduction zone is called ___.

• lava

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is magma called when it reaches the surface of Earth?

• Lava

• viscosity

• toxic gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

How much ___ that is in a volcano's magma helps to decide whether it will be explosive or quiet.

• silica

• rock

• air holes

• soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

True or False: The more silica a volcano has in its magma, the quieter it will erupt.

• true

• false

Match the volcano to its descriptions?

• Shield

• Erupt quietly - has dark basaltic magma

• Composite

• Erupt loudly - has light grinitic magma

• Cinder Cone

• Has tall steep sides

Match the volcano to its descriptions?

• Shield

• Is broader and wider than it is tall

• Composite

• Most common type of volcano in the world

• Cinder Cone

• Magma/lava is thinner than composite but thicker than shield

Match the volcano to its descriptions?

• Composite

• 
• Shield

• 
• Cinder Cone

• 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2