volcano review

Ashes to ashes

100

All solid material ejected from a volcano are know as

Tephrha

200

Largest sold materials ejected from a volcano are known as

Volcani blocks

300

smaller rounded fragments ejected from a volcano are know as

Volcanic bombs

400

The deadly wave of hot gasses and gas flowing down the side of a volcano during an eruption is known as a

Pyroclastic flow

500

Small rocks ejected from a volcano are know as 

Lapilli

Famous volcanoes

100

Volcano that erupted on the us west coast in 1980

Mt. St. Helens

200

Supervolcano in the us that is a national park

Yellowstone

300

Hot spot volcano in Hawaii's big island

Kīlauea Volcano

400

this volcano wiped out the city of Pompei with a pyroclastic flow in 79 AD

Vesuvious

500

Icelands newest volcano

Geldingadalir

Volcano types

100

this type of volcano is composed completely of tephra

Cinder cone volcano

200

This type of volcano form from alternating layer of ash and lava

Composite volcano

300

This type of volcano is often made from basaltic lava

shield volcao

400

The largest volcanoes in the world are this type of volcano

Shield volcano

500

Mt. St Helens is this type of volcano

Composite volcano

Magma types

100

1-2% gas low viscosity

Basaltic Magma

200

4-6 % gas, high viscosity

Rhyolite Magma

300

3-4 % gas medium viscosity 

Andesite Magma

400

thus type of magma is found in the Hawaiian Islands

Baslatic Lava

500

This type of magma produced the strongest explosions

Rhyolite magma

plutons

100

All underground igneous intrusions are know as 

Plutons

200

Largest plutons

Batholiths

300

Intrusions that form in vertical cracks

Dikes

400

Intrusion that form in horizontal layers

sills

500

intrusions that pushes up to form a small dome

Lacolith