Types of Volcanoes
The type of volcano that has effusive eruptions, runny lava, and is typically wide and flat.
Shield volcano
Yellowstone Caldera, USA
Hotspot
what are the recordings on earthquakes called?
Seismographs
Circular, has viscous lava, dome shaped
Dome volcano
Hawaiian Islands, USA
Hotspot
What instrument is used to record earthquakes?
Seismographs
Mt.Krakatoa
Stratovolcano
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Kenya
Boundary
What other natural disaster can be caused by an earthquake in a region next to the sea?
Tsunami
A MASSIVE depression cause by the collapse of a volcano during eruption.
Caldera
Nevados Ojos del Salado, Chile
Boundary
What does P waves stand for?
Primary waves
Typically spews out tephra and grows really quickly
Cinder cone
Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion Island
Hotspot volcano
Where and when was the largest Earthquake recorded in history on the Richter scale?
Chile, May 22 1960 (9.4-9.6)