Chapter 1. Volcanoes

Map Learning Exercises
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Volcanoes: Stratovolcano

Click on the stratovolcano (composite volcano).

Consider this image showing a line sketch of a cross-section of tectonic plates. The dashed line indicates the surface of the ocean.
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{"title":"Stratovolcano","description":"Stratovolcanoes form when andesitic magma erupts at convergent plate boundaries.","type":"correct","color":"#99cc00","code":"[{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"30,59,66,29,129,27,161,57,138,64,59,65\"}]"} {"title":"Divergent PB","description":" Incorrect: This is a mid-ocean ridge at a divergent plate boundary. It is not a volcano.","type":"incorrect","color":"#993300","code":"[{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"537,65,537,52,469,54,466,67,501,62\"}]"} {"title":"Hotspot","description":"Incorrect: This volcano is formed from mafic magma generated at a hotspot.","type":"incorrect","color":"#333300","code":"[{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"288,56,335,63,381,55,331,47\"}]"}
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