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Webquest: Volcanoes
I. Classifying Volcanoes
Use online resources to find the location and classification of the following volcanoes:
Click on “Volcano Profiles” (in yellow near the top of the page)
11. What do you call the rocks that form when flowing lava solidifies? __________________
17. What do the Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone have in common? _____________________________
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18. (Hawaiian Islands) How many volcanoes have formed over this hot spot? _______________________
19. What is the name of the submarine volcano south of Hawaii? __________________
22. When will Loihi form an island and merge with Hawaii? ____________________________________
23. (Yellowstone National Park) How many eruptions has Yellowstone experienced? ____________
24. What present-day state was originally over the hot spot? ________________________
25. When was the Huckleberry Ridge Eruption? ______________ What was the volume? _____________
26. What do scientists monitor for warning signs of an eruption? _________________________________
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27. Around the perimeter of which plate are many volcanoes located? ________________________
Click on the red link to “Visit the Global Volcanism Program’s Website”.
( http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/ )