What is the predominant type of magma that you would expect


Match each volcano with plate tectonic setting at which it formed.

1) Réunion
2) Yellowstone
3) Olympus Mons

a.Divergent Boundary
b.Hotspot
c.Convergent Boundary
d.Transform Boundary

Match each volcano with the length of time it has been active (or if it's extinct, for how long was it active?).
Réunion
Yellowstone
Olympus Mons

a.Active, 2.1 Ma
b.Extinct or dormant, 100-300 Ma
c.Extinct or dormant, 17 Ma
d.Active, 100-300 Ma
e.Extinct or dormant, 2 Ma
f.Active, 2 Ma

Match each location with the type of volcano found there.

Réunion
Yellowstone
Olympus Mons

a.Stratovolcano/composite cone
b.Shield volcano
c.Cinder Cone

What is the most problematic hazard for each volcano?

Réunion
Yellowstone
Olympus Mons

a.Lava flows
b.Toxic gases
c.Pyroclastic flows and ash
d.Lahars

What is the predominant type of magma that you would expect to erupt from each of the following volcanoes?

Réunion
Yellowstone
Olympus Mons
a.Mafic
b.Felsic
c.Intermediate
d.Ultrafelsic
e.Ultramafic

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