1. Volcanic Environments Match up the volcano with its location
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A D
B C E
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2. Volcanic Environments
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Undersea volcano erupting along
the Mid Atlantic Ridge under the
ocean (a constructive plate
margin.)
A
3. Volcanic Environments
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Composite cone volcano forming
part of an island arc at a
destructive plate margin where
two oceanic plates meet and one
is subducted under the other.
B
4. Volcanic Environments
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Composite cone (stratovolcano)
volcano found at a destructive
margin where an oceanic plate is
subducted beneath a continental
plate. Because the lava is acidic
and viscous (thick), eruptions
are violent.
C
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Shield volcano formed at a
hotspot in the earth’s crust. Lava
is basic and runny. Eruption is
non-violent.
D
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Caldera formed by collapse of
magma chamber.
Crater Lake is an example.
Super volcanoes such as
Yellowstone are very large
calderas.
Source images wikipedia / USGS E
