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

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

3 Volcanic Environments
3 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

4 Volcanic Environments
3 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

5 Volcanic Environments
3 4 1 2 Shield volcano formed at a hotspot in the earth’s crust. Lava is basic and runny. Eruption is non-violent. D

6 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

7 Pacific Ring Of Fire


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