Movements in Earth S Crust

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Movements in Earth’s Crust

Locating Volcanoes

(A.) Listed below are the latitude and longitude of important volcanoes around the world. Each of these volcanoes has played an important role in Earth’s history. Mark each location on your map with an “X” so we can see where volcanoes are around the world.

Fujiyama 35 N/ 139 E Krakatoa 6 S / 105 E Mauna Kea 19 N / 165 W

Paricutin 19 N / 102 W Mt. Pele 15 N / 61 W Popocatepetl 19 N / 98 W

Mt. Rainier 47 N / 122 W Mt. Shasta 40 N / 122 W Taal 11 N / 123 E

Vesuvius 38 N / 15 E Misti 16 S / 71 W Katmai 58 N / 155 E

St. Helens 48 N / 122 W Crater Lake 43 N / 122 W Yellowstone 45 N / 111 W

Santa Maria 15 N / 90 W Mt. Misery 17 N / 16 W Cotopaxi 1 S / 28 W

Umnak Island 53 N / 176 E Papua 3 S / 144 E Kamchatka 57 N / 160 E

North Island 38 N / 176 E Tahiti 18 S / 149 E Somoa 13 S / 172 W

(B.) Questions

1. What can you say about the location of most volcanoes and plate boundaries?

2. What do we call this “ring” around the Pacific Ocean where Volcanoes occur?

3. What type of plate movement is happening around the Pacific Ocean that creates coastal volcanoes?

4. What do we call it when one plate moves beneath another plate?

5. A few volcanoes appear to exist in the center of major plates, like Hawaii, how do we explain the occurrence of these Volcanoes?

6. What is an underwater Volcano called?

7. On what type of plate boundary are about 75% of active volcanoes found on?

8. What other type of plate boundary has Volcanoes?

9. Where is the greatest volume of volcanic rock produced?