Mountains and Volcanoes

What is shown by the diagram?

• subduction zone forming a volcano.

• Divergent plates forming a volcano.

• subduction zone forming a fault.

• Divergent plates forming a fault.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Signs that a volcano may erupt soon include

• Decreased earthquake activity and falling temperatures of volcanic lakes

• Increased earthquake activity and rising temperature of volcanic lakes

• Decreased earthquake activity and rising temperatures of volcanic lakes

• Increased earthquake activity and falling temperatures of volcanic lakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This type of volcano is smaller in height 300 to 1,000 feet

• Cinder Cone

• Composite Cone

• Shield

This type of volcano is large 8,000 feet or more in height

• Cinder Cone

• Composite Cone

• Shield

This type of volcano is the largest at 10,000 feet high and hundreds of miles across

• Cinder Cone

• Composite Cone

• Shield

This type of volcano is calm and has non-violent eruptions

• Cinder Cone

• Composite Cone

• Shield

This type of volcano has explosive outbursts

• Cinder Cone

• Composite Cone

• Shield

This type of volcano is very violent and explosive

• Cinder Cone

• Composite Cone

• Shield

This type of volcano is made of layers of cinder and lava

• Cinder Cone

• Composite Cone

• Shield

This type of volcano is made of layers of alternating lava, ash, and rock

• Cinder Cone

• Composite Cone

• Shield