1. 6.1 Volcanoes Table of Contents
Essential Question: How Does A Volcano Erupt?
Where are volcanoes found on Earth’s surface?
6.1
Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
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2. Online Interactive Activity
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Online Interactive Activity

3. Vocabulary 6.1
Volcano- a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
Magna- the molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
Lava- the liquid magma that reaches the surface.
Ring of Fire- a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean.
Island Arc- a string of volcanoes that form as the result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.
Hot Spot- an area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.

4. Where Are Volcanoes Found on Earth’s Surface? Pg. 196
A volcano is a mountain that forms in Earth’s crust when molten material, or magma, reaches the surface.
Magma is a molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle. When magma reaches the surface, it is called lava.
After magma and lava cool, they form solid rock.

5. Volcanoes and Plate Boundaries pg.197
Volcanoes and Plate Boundaries In general, volcanoes form a regular pattern on Earth. They occur in many great, long belts.
Volcanic belts form along the boundaries of Earth’s plates.
Volcanoes can occur where two plates pull apart, or diverge.
They can also occur where two plates push together, or converge.
The Ring of Fire is one major belt of volcanoes. It includes the many volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean.

6. Diverging & Converging Boundaries pg. 198
Volcanoes form along the mid-ocean ridges, where two plates move apart.
Along the rift valley, lava pours out of cracks in the ocean floor. This process gradually builds new mountains.
Volcanoes also form along diverging plate boundaries on land.
Example: Large Volcanoes found along the Great Rift Valley in East Africa.

7. Converging Boundaries pg. 198
Many volcanoes form near converging plate boundaries where two oceanic plates collide.
The resulting volcanoes sometimes create a string of islands called an island arc.
Example: Japan, New Zealand, Aleutians and the Caribbean islands.
Volcanoes also occur where an oceanic plate is subducted beneath a continental plate.
Example: Volcanoes of the Andes Mts. In South America.

8. Fig. 1 Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics pg. 197
The Ring of Fire
The Ring of Fire is a belt of volcanoes that circles the Pacific Ocean.
As with most of Earth’s volcanoes, these volcanoes form along boundaries of tectonic plates.
Circle a volcano on the map that does NOT fall along a plate boundary. Why did this volcano form here? Write your answer below. Revise your answer after finishing the lesson.
Original Hypothesis:
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9. Fig. 2 Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics pg. 198
Volcanoes and Converging Boundaries
Volcanoes often form where two plates collide.
Compare and contrast- Shade the arrows to show the direction of late movement. Then compare and contrast the ways volcanoes form at A and B.
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10. Not all volcanoes form along plate B.
Hot Spots pg. 199
Not all volcanoes form along plate B.
A hot spot is an area where material from deep within Earth’s mantle rises to the crust and melts to form magma.
A volcano forms above a hot spot when magma erupts through the crust and reaches the surface.
Hot spots stay in one place for many millions of years while the plate moves over them. Some hot spot volcanoes lie close to plate boundaries. Others lie in the middle of plates.

11. APPLY IT!!! Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics pg. 199
Hot Spot
The Hawaiian Islands have formed one by one as the Pacific plate drifts slowly over a hot spot. This process has taken millions of years.
The hot spot is currently forming volcanic mts. On the island of (Oahu/Maui/Hawaii)
Do you think Maui will erupt again? Why or why not?
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Which island is older- Kauai or Maui? Why?
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