station 1- 3 rocks

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HONORS EARTH SCIENCE
VOLCANO STATION LAB
NAME _____________
PARTNER __________
DATE ______ HOUR ___
You may need your rock chart and volcano notes
STATION 1- 3 ROCKS
Match the rock with the type of volcano
letter
Name of rock
Volcano type
Cinder
Shield
Composite
STATION 2- PACIFIC OCEAN FLOOR MAP
Besides Hawaii, name another island chain formed from a hot spot _____________
Find a trench on this map. What is its name _________________
Use plate names to describe how this trench formed:
What type of volcano would be found near the trench? _________________
STATION 3- ATLATIC OCEAN FLOOR MAP
What type of plate boundary is happening in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean ________
Which two plates are meeting here? __________________ & ___________________
What type of igneous rock would you find along the Mid-Ocean Ridge? _____________
What type of volcanic eruption would happen here? _______
STATION 4- MT. RAINER TOPO MAP
What type of volcano is Mt. Rainier? _______________
How do you know?
Name any igneous rock you may find at Mt. Rainier. ___________
What is the contour interval of this map? _________
STATION 5- KILAEUA, HAWAII
What is the contour interval of this map? ____________
How does this contour interval compare to Mt. Rainier (station 4) ? __________
Why is there a difference?
Name an igneous rock you may find here ____________________
Explain why.
A chain of islands formed from a hot spot and formed the pattern below, what direction is
the plate moving? _____ label the oldest island. Explain how you determined it was the
oldest.
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STATION 6 (Volcano models)
Match the model with the type of volcano
Model letter
Volcano type
a
b
c
d
STATION 7 - PYROCLASTICS
Using your own words, describe what a pyroclastic is.
What volcano type did sample A come from? ______________ Explanation:
What volcano type did sample B come from? ______________ Explanation:
STATION 8 (4 rocks)
14. Which of these rocks most likely came from a hot spot volcano? _____ Explain
15. Which of these rocks most likely came from a subduction volcano? _____ Explain
STATION 9- Pahoehoe and Aa
Which one of these samples is Pahoehoe lava? ___ Explain it’s formation
Which one of these samples is Aa lava? ____ Explain it’s formation
Which lava was more viscous (thicker)? __________
Are these samples from a mafic or felsic volcano? ______________ What evidence is
seen in these rocks to support your answer?
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