The FRAME Routine Key Topic Main idea is about… So What? (What’s important to understand about this?) Essential details Main idea Essential details Main idea Volcanoes Plate Tectonics Most volcanoes occur among moving plate boundaries Time in-between eruptions can span hundreds of years Hot spots lie in the middle of continental or oceanic plates The Ring of Fire is a belt of volcanoes that circles the Pacific Ocean Many volcanoes occur near boundaries where two plates collide Under a volcano magma collects in a pocket call a magma chamber Silica in magma determines whether the eruption is quiet or explosive Shield volcanoes form from lava gradually building a mountain Cinder cone is a steep, cone shaped hill or mountain formed by thick lava Composite volcanoes are tall, cone shaped mountains where layers of lava alternate with layers of ash Calderas form from the huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic mountain During an eruption, the gases dissolved in the magma rush out, carrying the magma with them Volcanic LandformsVolcanic Activity A weak spot in the Earth’s crust where molten material comes to the surface. People living near a dormant volcano may be unaware of the danger they can bring.

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