Types of Volcanoes
Is it quiet or explosive
Parts of a volcano
What is...
100
What is erupting or will erupt in the near future
What is an active volcano
100
Quiet
Is a shield volcano quiet or explosive or both
100
Magma Chamber
Below a volcano, magma collects in a pocket called...
100
Is when an explosive eruption hurls out a mixture of hot gases, ash, cinder, and bombs
What is a pryoclastic flow?
200
is expected to become active in the near future
What is a Dormant Volcano
200
both
What is a composite volcano explosive quiet or both
200
Pipe
Connects the magma chamber to the surface... is called
200
Large hole formed when a volcano collapses
What is a caldera?
300
is unlikely to become active in near future
What is an extinct volcano
300
Explosive
Is a Cinder Cone Volcano explosive quiet or both
300
Vent
Where the molten rock and gas leave a volcano... is called
300
Lava flows through several cracks, repeats over again
What is a Lava Plateau?
400
Wide, gently sloping mountains, thin layers of lava build up
What is a shield volcano
400
Low silica and low viscosity
What makes a quiet eruption
400
Is a bowl shaped area that forms around the central vent
What is a crater?
400
Is caused by magma heating ground water
What is Geothermal Activity
500
Layers of lava harden over ash, then morw ash, followed by more lava
What is a composite Volcano
500
high silica and high viscosity
What makes a explosive eruption
500
The viscosity of magma depends on the amount of silica and temperature
What is Viscosity?
500
After many years, ash makes fertile soil
What is soils?
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