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What's a plate boundary?
A plate boundary is where tectonic plates meet.
What are one of the types of volcanoes?
Cinder cone/shield/composite.
Can volcanoes erupt on land or sea?
Both
What are convergent plate boundaries?
A plate boundary where the plates are sliding.
TRICK QUESTION
How many siblings does Max and Brenden have combined?
4
What is MAGMA??
Magma is molten rock found beneath Earth's surface.
What's the second type of volcano (not in order)
Composite
What volcano destroyed Pompeii?
Mt. Vesuvius
What country has the black sand beach due to volcanic eruptions?
Greece
What volcano caused the most deaths?
Mt.Samalas
What is a volcano?
A mountain built from magma
A volcano shaped like a tool for protection
Shield volcano.
Which volcano literally blew its top?
Mt.St.Helens
Why do some volcanoes never erupt?
They have magma flowing out of them at all times and the pressure never builds up.
Composite volcanoes form where?
On convergent plate boundaries.
What causes a volcano to erupt?
The built up pressure inside the volcano.
What's formed nearby plate boundaries?
Volcanos M8.
How many major tectonic plates are there?
17.
True or False:
Do different types of volcanoes form different types of eruptions?
True
Where do cinder cone volcanoes usually form?
In Western North America
What is lava
Lava is molten rock found above Earth's surface.
What are divergent plate boundaries?
A plate boundary where the plates are seperating.
Would everyone die if Yellowstone erupts? (hint: 2.1 million years ago yellowstone's eruption was 6,000 times stronger than Mt. St. Helen's 1980 eruption
YES!
How long can the global effects of a volcano last?
Where do shield volcanoes usually form?
AFRICA