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9.107 Volcanoes and Hot Spots Worksheet

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This Physical Science with Earth and Science Science worksheet provides structured practice on 9.107 Volcanoes and Hot Spots. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Volcanoes and Hot Spots: MCQ focus: identify volcano types, eruption settings, hot spots, island chains, and hazards using maps and cross sections. Aligned to NGSS high school Physical Science, Earth and Space Science, and Engineering Design; NRC/DCI; SEP/CCC; CCSS math/literacy connections; selected CA NGSS, NYSSLS, Florida CPALMS, and Texas TEKS references NGSS HS-ESS2-1, HS-ESS3-1 - NGSS-aligned Volcanoes and Hot Spots: NGSS: HS-ESS2-1; HS-ESS3-1; NRC/DCI: ESS2.A; ESS3.B; SEP/CCC: Analyzing data / Patterns; Common: RST.9-10.7; State refs: CA/NYSSLS same HS-ESS PE family; FL SC.912.E.6; TX Earth Systems 112.49.

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Which sequence best describes how a simple oceanic hot spot chain forms?

AA trench forms every island, all islands erupt at once, and ages stay identical

BA transform earthquake pushes existing islands into a line without magma

CMagma erupts above a hot spot, the plate carries the volcano away, a new volcano forms above the hot spot, and the older volcano becomes extinct

DA volcano forms, the plate stops forever, the hot spot disappears, and all islands become younger

Solution & Explanation:A hot spot chain forms as a moving plate carries volcanoes away from a relatively fixed magma source. New volcanoes form above the hot spot while older ones become inactive.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

An island sits on a mid-ocean ridge where plates spread apart, and geochemical data also suggest extra mantle-plume heat below the ridge. Which explanation best fits both observations?

AVolcanism can reflect both divergent-boundary melting and added hot spot magma supply

BOnly transform motion can explain volcanism at a ridge

CThe plume evidence means plate spreading cannot be occurring

DNo magma can form where plates move apart

Solution & Explanation:Some volcanic settings include more than one process. A spreading ridge can produce decompression melting, and a plume can add extra heat and magma.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Use the accompanying paired cross sections to answer the question. Section 1 shows oceanic crust subducting below a continent. Section 2 shows oceanic crust subducting below another oceanic plate. Which landform pairing is correct?

ASection 1: mid-ocean ridge; Section 2: transform fault

BSection 1: cinder cone only; Section 2: glacier valley

CSection 1: passive margin; Section 2: continent-continent collision

DSection 1: continental volcanic arc; Section 2: volcanic island arc

Solution & Explanation:Ocean-continent subduction builds a continental volcanic arc. Ocean-ocean subduction builds a volcanic island arc on the overriding oceanic plate.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Physical Science with Earth and Science Science students. It aligns with educational standard NGSS HS-ESS2-1, HS-ESS3-1 (NGSS: HS-ESS2-1; HS-ESS3-1; NRC/DCI: ESS2.A; ESS3.B; SEP/CCC: Analyzing data / Patterns; Common: RST.9-10.7; State refs: CA/NYSSLS same HS-ESS PE family; FL SC.912.E.6; TX Earth Systems 112.49.).