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VOLCANOES
VOLCANOES AND PLATE BOUNDARIES
 A _______________________ is a weak spot in the ______________ where
molten material, or _____________________, comes to the surface.
 Magma is a molten mixture of _____________-forming substances,
______________, and water from the _______________.
 When magma reaches the Earth’s ____________________, it is called
____________. After lava has cooled, it forms ________________ rock.
 Many volcanoes occur in _______________ along plate boundaries, extending
across the ____________________ and __________________. One major
“volcanic belt” is the “______________________________,” formed by the many
volcanoes that rim the _________________ ocean.
 Volcanoes can form along __________________ or __________________
boundaries.
 Volcanoes form along mid ocean ____________________, which are divergent
boundaries. Along the __________ valley, lava pours out of cracks in the ocean
_______________, hardens, and builds up to eventually form
____________________.
 Many volcanoes form at _________________ boundaries where two oceanic
_________________ collide or where an oceanic plate collides with a continental
plate.
 Through _____________________, the older, denser plate sinks beneath the deep
ocean ___________________ into the mantle. Much of the rock melts into
_________________. Because the magma is hot, it is less _______________ than
the surrounding rock, so it rises toward the __________________. Eventually, the
magma breaks through the ocean __________________, creating volcanoes.
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HOT SPOT VOLCANOES
• Some volcanoes result from “___________________” in Earth’s mantle. A hot spot
is an area where material from deep within the mantle _________________ and
then ________________, forming magma.
• A volcano forms above a hot spot when magma __________________ through the
crust and reaches the surface.
• Some hot spot volcanoes lie in the middle of __________________, far from any
plate boundaries. Other hot spots occur on or near plate
____________________________.
• A hot spot on the ocean floor can gradually form a series of volcanic
_______________________. The ______________________ islands formed one
by one over millions of years as the ______________________ plate drifted over a
hot spot.
• Hot spots can also form under the continents. ______________________ National
Park in Wyoming marks a hot spot under the North _______________________
plate.
TYPES OF VOLCANOES
• There are three different types of volcanoes: ____________________, cinder
_______________, and ___________________________.
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At some places on Earth’s surface, thin layers of __________________ pour out of
a vent and harden on top of previous __________________. These lava flows
generally build a ___________, gently sloping mountain called a
“__________________ volcano.”
If a volcano’s lava is __________________, it may produce ash, cinders, and
bombs. These materials build up around the vent in a steep, ________________
shaped hill or small mountain called a “_____________ cone volcano.”
Sometimes, lava flows alternate with ______________________ eruptions of ash,
cinder, and bombs. The result is a “____________________ volcano.” Composite
volcanoes are ______________ and cone shaped.