7.1.4.2 Volcano Risk

A vent in Earth's crust through which molten rock material flows:

Includes Mt Etna and Mt Vesuvius in Italy:

• Alipide Belt

• Circle of Lava

• Ring of Fire

• Loop of Doom

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Stretches along the western coasts of North and South America, across

the Aleutian Islands, and down the eastern coast of Asia.

• Alipide Belt

• Circle of Lava

• Ring of Fire

• Loop of Doom

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The Ring of Fire formed along __

• divergent plate boundaries

• convergent plate boundaries

• subduction zones

• hot spots

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

The Alpide Belt formed along __

• divergent plate boundaries

• convergent plate boundaries

• subduction zones

• hot spots

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

The Hawaiian Islands formed along __

• divergent plate boundaries

• convergent plate boundaries

• subduction zones

• hot spots

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Match the following

• volcanic ash

• the hot, fast-moving mixture of ash, rock, and gases that rushes down the slopes of a volcano

• pyroclastic flows

• melted snow and ice mix with mud and ash and bury everything below the mountain

• lava flows

• slowly moving molten rock; can cover farms and neighborhoods

• mudflows

• CO₂ can be deadly if concentrated

• volcanic gases

• blocks sunlight and causes breathing problems

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Scientists monitor volcanoes by looking for tilting, sinking, and bulging of the ground.

• deformation

• ground vibration

• remote sensing

• lava collection

• gas collection

Scientists monitor volcanoes by sampling molten rock.

• deformation

• ground vibration

• remote sensing

• lava collection

• gas collection

Scientists monitor volcanoes by using satellites and airplanes to monitor temperatures.

• deformation

• ground vibration

• remote sensing

• lava collection

• gas collection

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2