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1 Volcanoes and Mountains
Topic 6 + 7

2 Volcanoes A volcano is an opening in the Earth’s crust
Like earthquakes, volcanoes can be formed when tectonic plates push against each other

3 How are these two maps similar?
Map of known volcanoes

4 How does this map relate to the previous two?

5 Mountains Mountains can be formed by tectonic plates coming together
The lighter plate will go on top of the heavier plate Molten rock may also push up the lighter plate

6 Mountains Mountain ranges will have strata from erosion and weathering
These strata can give us data about the age of fossils, minerals and the mountains

7 Questions Page 411 1,2,3 Page 417 2,4,5


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