Volcanoes

What differences can you identify?

∗ HOW GOOD IS YOUR MEMORY?∗ On your map of tectonic plate boundaries I

want you to shade of where you find volcanoes

∗ You will be shown the map of volcano distribution for 20 seconds, you cannot write anything down just try to remember their locations

Where do you find volcanoes?

Distribution of Volcanoes

∗ Mount St Helens∗ In Washington

State

∗ Mount Etna∗ In Sicily

∗ Mauna Loa∗ In Hawaii

∗ Krakatoa∗ In Indonesia

∗ Pinatubo∗ In the

Philippines

∗ Eyjafajokull∗ In Iceland

Can you find these volcanoes and locate them on your map?

∗ Describe the distribution of volcanoes.

∗ Why do you think that volcanoes are only found in these locations?

Why?

Why?

What about Hawaii?

Which is the odd one out?

Volcanoes can be found on only conservative plate boundaries

The Ring of Fire is a band of

volcanic activity that surrounds

the Pacific Ocean

Destructive plate boundaries are often considered the most dangerous having volcanoes and earthquakes

Volcanoes are generally found along plate boundariesHawaii is an example of

volcanoes forming because of a

hot spot