types of 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-ESS3-2

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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

• true

• false

What kind of volcano is this?

• Stratovolcano

• Shield volcano

• Cinder cone volcano

What kind of volcano is this?

• Stratovolcano

• Shield volcano

• Cinder cone volcano

What kind of volcano is this?

• Stratovolcano

• Shield volcano

• Cinder cone volcano

What kind of eruptions do shield volcanoes have?

• Explosive eruptions.

• Quiet eruptions.

What kind of eruptions do stratovolcanoes have?

• Explosive eruptions.

• Quiet eruptions.

What is an extinct volcano?

• A volcano that has erupted at least once in the last 10,000 years.

• A volcano that hasn’t erupted in the last 10,000 years, but could still erupt.

• A volcano that should never erupt again.