Types of volcanoes
What is an extinct volcano?
A volcano that hasn't erupted in over 500 years
The volcano that destroyed Pompeii
Mt.Vesuvius
Many undeveloped countires used what method to predict volcanoes
A trip wire
Volcanos are good for the Land Why?
Because the lava has essential nutrients
where are most of the worlds Volcanoes located?
The pacific Ocean
What is a cinder cone volcano?
The smallest of all volcano types
The super volcano in The United States
Yellowstone
What country is known for using the trip wire method?
Volcanoes are caused by what?
Tectonic plates colliding
What is the place where most of the Worlds Volcanoes are.
The Ring of fire
What is a stratovolcano?
The biggest most violent volcanoes
Japans tallest peak that doubles as a volcano
Mt.Fuji
What did the trip wires also give warnings of
Mudflows/Avalanches
What is the place that holds the volcanoes magma called?
The Magma Chamber
What Continents does the ring of fire touch?(Atleast give 2)
South America, North America, Asia, Oceania
What is a shield volcano?
A volcano that has broad gently sloping sides
The ACTIVE stratovolcano east of Sicily, Italy
Mt.Etna
What country asked for help from the United States in order to warn people of eruptions
The Phillipines
What does the volcanoes lava move through?
The volcanic Neck
What things were used to divert lava flows?
Explosives
What is a Rift Volcano?
A type of volcano that isn't a mountain, but instead sheets of earth.
The ACTIVE Stratovolcano in Washington
Mt.Saint Helens
Which country evacuated the entire population of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean
France
What is a secondary place lava flows from?
A side vent
What are the West coast Stratovolcanoes(give at least 2 Answers)
Mt.St helens, Mt.Rainier, Mt.Hood, Mt. Baker, Mt. shasta