Volcano Shapes
Landforms created by Magma
Review/Assesement
100
____ ________ are repeated flooded from lava. They can form high levels.
What is lava plateau
100
Explain and describe what a dome mountain is?
What is Bodies of hardened magma can create dome mountains. A dome mountain forms when uplift pushes a large body of hardened magma towards the surface. The hardened magma forces the layers of rock to bend upward into a dome shape.
100
What feature forms when magma cuts across rock layers?
What is dike
200
When lava flows slowly build a wide, gently sloping mountain called a ______ _______.
What is shield volcano
200
Magma that squeezes between horizontal rock layers hardens to form a ____.
What is sill
200
DOUBLE POINTS! If you were to visit a volcano in Hawaii, would you prefer to see it on a helicopter or from the ground. Explain.
What is A. Helicopter- it is more safe; you can see more land; not as exciting B. Ground- it can unexpectedly quietly erupt and you would get hurt; more time to spend exploring; better experience
300
Ash, cinders, and bombs can build up around the vent in a steep, cone-shaped hill or small mountain that is called a _____ ____.
What is cinder cone
300
A ________ ____ forms when magma hardens in a volcano's pipe and the surrounding rock later wears away.
What is volcanic neck
300
Dikes and sills are two examples of landforms created when (magma/lava) forces its way through cracks in the upper crust. (magma/lava)= choose one
What is magma
400
_________ _________ are tall, cone-shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash.
What is composite volcanoes
400
Magma that forces itself across rock layers hardens into a ____.
What is dike
400
What type of volcanic mountain is composed of layers of lava that alternate with the layers of ash?
What is composite volcanoes
500
A _______ is the hole left when a volcano collapses. A lake can usually form, filling the hole.
What is caldera
500
DOUBLE POINTS! Explain what a batholith is.
What is A batholith is a mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools inside the crust. They form the core of many mountain ranges.
500
What type of feature can form when magma hardens between horizontal layers of rock? a. volcanic neck b. dike c. cinder cone d. sill
What is sill
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