Lesson 6 Section 3 - Volcanoes occur in Patterns

True or False?

Many of the areas that have earthquakes are also areas with volcanoes.

• True

• False

A _________ is a place where melted rock and other material erupt from deep inside Earth.

Melted rock under Earth's surface is called ​ (a)   . In some places, this magma rises to the surface and breaks through during volcanic eruptions. Once magma reaches the ​ (b)   , it is called ​ (c)  

• magma
• lava
• surface

The Ring of Fire is along the edge of which ocean?

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• American Ocean

This map provides evidence for which of the following statements about volcanoes?

• There are not many volcanoes along the edges of continents

• Volcanic eruptions have decreased over the last hundred years

• There is no patter to volcanic eruptions on Earth

• There are many volcanoes along the west coast of South America

Which statement is FALSE?

• Volcanoes often occur along the boundaries between continents and oceans

• Some volcanoes are in the middle of the ocean

• Some islands have volcanoes

• There are many volcanoes in Oklahoma