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Volcanoes and
Plate Tectonics
Volcanic
Activity
Volcanic
Landforms
Name That
Volcano
Time to Draw!
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Bonus Question: 5000 pts
Volcanoes and
Plate Tectonics: 200
• Question:
• This is an area where magma melts through
the crust in the middle of a plate
• Answer
• Hot Spot
Volcanoes and
Plate Tectonics: 400
• Question:
• Volcanoes are NOT typically found on this kind
of boundary
• Answer
• Transform Boundary
Volcanoes and
Plate Tectonics: 600
• Question:
• This is a major volcanic belt that is formed by
the many volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean
• Answer
• The Ring of Fire
Volcanoes and
Plate Tectonics: 800
• Question:
• Japan, New Zealand, Indonesia, the Caribbean
Islands, the Philippines, and the Aleutian
Islands in Alaska are examples of this type of
landform … created as a result of subduction
where two oceanic plate collide
• Answer
• Volcanic Island Arcs
Volcanoes and
Plate Tectonics: 1000
• Question:
• As the Big Island of Hawaii drifts away from
the hot spot over which it presently sits, this
term will eventually used to describe the
volcano on the island
• Answer
• Extinct
Volcanic
Activity: 200
• Question:
• Changes in this allow magma to rise upward
before it eventually breaks through the
overlying rock
• Answer
• Density – Magma is less dense
Volcanic
Activity: 400
• Question:
• High concentrations of this can determine
how explosive an eruption will be, causing
changes in pressure
• Answer
• Gases within the magma
Volcanic
Activity: 600
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Question:
Thicker magma has more of this within it
Answer
Silica
Volcanic
Activity: 800
• Question:
• These occur when an explosive eruption hurls
out ash, cinders, and bombs as well as gases
• Answer
• Pyroclastic Flow
Volcanic
Activity: 1000
• Question:
• If magma flows easily and gently, this type of
eruption occurs
• Answer
• Quiet Eruption
Volcanic
Landforms: 200
• Question:
• Some lava flows build this type of wide, gently
sloping mountain from quiet eruptions
• Answer
• Shield Volcano
Volcanic
Landforms: 400
• Question:
• When lava flows alternate with explosive
eruptions of ash, cinder, and bombs, the result
can produce this kind of volcano.
• Answer
• Composite (or Strata-) Volcano
Volcanic
Landforms: 600
• Question:
• Calderas, a large hole formed after an
eruption, are created because of this
• Answer
• When the top of the mountain collapses as a
result of the magma chamber being emptied
after an enormous eruption
Volcanic
Landforms: 800
• Question:
• Cinder Cone Volcanoes are created by this
kind of lava
• Answer
• Thick and stiff lava – produces cinders and
bombs
Volcanic
Landforms: 1000
• Question:
• This is a mass of rock formed when a large
body of magma cools inside the crust
• Answer
• A Batholith
Name That
Volcano: 200
• Question:
• In Indonesia, this violent eruption killed
36,000 victims and could be heard from 5,000
km away
• Answer
• Krakatau
Name That
Volcano: 400
• Question:
• The Caribbean Island of Martinique saw an
eruption that created a dangerous cloud of
gas and pyroclastic flow that killed 29,000
residents within two minutes
• Answer
• Mt. Pelee
Name That
Volcano: 600
• Question:
• Although this volcano was dormant for
hundreds of years, it spewed out huge
quantities of ash that rose high into the
atmosphere and buried the surrounding
countryside in the Philippines
• Answer
• Mt. Pinatubo
Name That
Volcano: 800
• Question:
• Small earthquakes and a bulge on the
mountain side caused by the buildup of
magma inside, which eventually caused a
huge landslide, were precursors to this famous
eruption in the United States
• Answer
• Mt. St. Helens
Name That
Volcano: 1000
• Question:
• This volcano devastated an entire civilization,
which was left preserved by pyroclastic debris
• Answer
• Mt. Vesuvius
Time To Draw: 200
• Question:
• Illustrate how Hot Spot Volcanoes form
• Answer
Time To Draw: 400
• Question:
• Display how Volcanic Island Arcs are created
• Answer
Time To Draw: 600
• Question:
• Compare Quiet and Explosive Eruptions
• Answer
Time To Draw: 800
• Question:
• Draw the anatomy of a volcano
• Answer
Time To Draw: 1000
• Question:
• Draw a sketch of a map showing areas where
both Earthquakes and Volcanoes are
commonly found
• Answer
Bonus Question:
5000 pts.
• Question:
• This is how you correctly spell the name of the
Icelandic volcano that disrupted flight arrivals
and departures during its 2010 eruption
• Answer
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