Volcanoes

Divergent and convergent plate boundaries are only sources of volcanoes.

• false

• true

A .............................. :. is an area where lava frequently erupts at the surface, independent of plate boundary processes.

• earthquake

• hot spot

• volcano

-As a plate moves over the plume, a chain of volcanoes is created because older volcanoes keep being carried away from the hot spot.

• true

• false

The many islands and seamounts of Hawaii have formed from the westward motion of the Pacific Plate

• false

• true

Below the volcano is a ........................................., where magma collects before an eruption.

• magma chamber

• central vent

• side vent

are the size of pebbles.

• Ash

• Cinders

• Bombs

are large chunks of hardened lava.

• Ash

• cinders

• Bombs

Mount Fuji in Japan is an example of a ........................................... volcano.

A composite volcano. Also called a

A ...................... is a structure that forms in Earth's crust when molten material, or magma, reaches Earth's surface.