Volcanoes

Where are volcanoes usually found?

At plate boundaries or hotspots

Where are rift volcanoes usually found?

At constructive plate boundaries (mid-ocean ridges)

Where can subduction volcanoes be found?

At destructive plate boundaries

Where are 80% of the worlds most active volcanoes found?

At destructive plate boundaries

What do active hotspots have on them?

Volcanoes

What is a central vent?

The primary pipe/opening from the earth’s surface where magma and gas rises from the magma chamber below

Where do central vent volcanoes erupt from?

A single central opening in the earths crust where the volcano turns shield-shaped over time

Where do fissure volcanoes erupt from?

A large linear crack/fissure crust

What does a linear fissure crust create?

Flat plains and lava plateaus instead of distinct cones