Mount Shasta

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/mount-shasta

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How high is Mount Shasta?14,179 feet (4,322 meters)
2. What is the location?Southern Cascade Range, Siskiyou County, California, USA
3. What is the volumetric dominance?Most voluminous stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc (approx. 85 cubic miles)

Stratovolcano: A large, conical volcano composed of alternating layers of lava flows, volcanic ash, and cinders.
Cascade Volcanic Arc: A volcanic arc in western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington, Oregon, and Northern California.
Subduction Zone: An area where one tectonic plate slides beneath another, often leading to volcanic activity and earthquakes.
Pyroclastic Deposits: Rock fragments, ash, and other volcanic material ejected during an explosive volcanic eruption.