Volcanoes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and volcanoes and featuring case studies from ...

Volcanoes are usually found along the boundaries of tectonic plates. Constructive plate boundaries are where tectonic plates are moving apart, and magma here can gradually rise and form new crust ...

The tiny Juan de Fuca plate is largely responsible for the volcanoes that dot the Pacific ... out in volcanic eruptions such as those that formed some of the mountains in the Andes of South ...

The graphic below shows how the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates causes volcanoes to be formed, and what triggers a volcanic eruption.

Iceland is a country of fire and ice, home to several volcanoes and straddling two tectonic plates. The Eyjafjallajokull volcano began erupting in March ... Most of it was very fine particles which ...

After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...

The Ring of Fire is home to 75% of the world's volcanoes and 90% of its earthquakes ... the Ring of Fire traces the meeting points of many tectonic plates, including the Eurasian, North American ...

Gather your supplies! In this episode we will use everyday materials to learn about tectonic plates and fault lines.