1. A PowerPoint By Noel Jenkins
Volcanos
A PowerPoint By Noel Jenkins

2. Volcanic Environments
Match up the volcano with it’s location 3 4 1 5 2 A D B C E
Source images wikipedia / USGS

3. Volcanic Environments3 4 1 2
Submarine volcano erupting under the ocean at the Mid Atlantic ridge, a tensional (divergent) plate margin. A

4. Volcanic Environments3 4 1 2
Composite cone volcano forming part of an island arc at a compressional margin where two oceanic plates meet and one is subducted under the other. B

5. Volcanic Environments3 4 1 2
Composite (stratovolcano) volcano found at a compressional margin where an oceanic plate is subducted beneath a continental plate. Lava is acidic and viscous. C

6. Volcanic Environments3 4 1 2
Shield volcano formed at a hotspot in the earth’s crust. Lava is basic and runny. Eruption is non-violent. D

7. Volcanic Environments
Match up the volcano with it’s location 3 4 1 5 2
Caldera formed by collapse of magma chamber. Crater Lake is an example.
Super volcanoes are very large calderas. E
Source images wikipedia / USGS

8. Pacific Ring Of Fire

9. Standards Correlations for Earth Science: Volcanoes State: Ohio
Subject: Science
Grade: 6
OH.1. - Describe the processes that contribute to the continuous changing of Earth's surface (e.g., earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, erosion, mountain building and lithospheric plate movements).
1.E. - Describe the processes that contribute to the continuous changing of Earth's surface (e.g., earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, erosion, mountain building and lithospheric plate movements).
Grade: 8
OH.1. - Grade Level Indicator: Earth Systems: Describe the interior structure of Earth and Earth's crust as divided into tectonic plates riding on top of the slow moving currents of magma in the mantle.
Grade Level Indicator: Earth Systems: Describe the interior structure of Earth and Earth's crust as divided into tectonic plates riding on top of the slow moving currents of magma in the mantle.
Grade Level Indicator: Earth Systems: Use models to analyze the size and shape of Earth, its surface and its interior (e.g., globes, topographic maps, satellite images).

10. Credits Digital Geography