Question 1
Most of the active volcanoes on land are located in a belt known as the ________.
◦ Mid-Pacific Ridge
◦ Ring of Fire
◦ Gulf Coast zone
◦ Red Sea rift
Question 2
Which of the following statements best describes the big Hawaiian volcanoes?
◦ They are situated in the interior of a large, Pacific plate above a hot spot deep in the mantle.
◦ They lie directly above a transform plate boundary that cuts deeply into the mantle.
◦ They lie along the crest of the East Pacific Rise, a mid-ocean ridge or spreading center.
◦ They lie directly above an active subduction zone where the Pacific plate is sinking into the mantle.
An albatross chick at Northwest Hawaiian Islands National Monument, Midway Atoll.
Potentially Active Volcanoes of the Western U.S
Types of Volcanoes