Mastering Volcanic Classification

Active volcanoes, Dormant volcanoes, Extinct volcanoes.

About 500.

Mt. St Helena (USA), Mt. Stromboli, Mt. Etna (Italy), Mauna Loa (Hawaii).

<p>Volcanoes that have erupted in the past and are likely to erupt again after remaining inactive for long periods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mt. Vesuvius.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diverging and converging tectonic plates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Most volcanoes are found underwater.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>East African Rift and Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Upwelling diapirs from the core–mantle boundary.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hotspot volcanism is the formation of volcanoes away from plate boundaries due to upwelling magma. The Hawaiian hotspot is an example.</p> Signup and view all the answers