Types of lava
lava that is tough jagged, angular surface, broken lava blocks are called clinker
What is aa lava
Describe Pangea
What is all the continent together
These are volcanoes formed from particles and blobs of lava ejected from a single vent at the top.
What is a cinder cones volcanoe
A volcano that is erupting or that has erupted and will erupt in the future
What is an active volcano
This volcano is located in the state of Washington
What is Mount St. Helens
This lava is smooth billowy rope surface
What is pahoehoe lava
Describe how plate tectonics creates volcanoes at convergent plates
What is one of the plates slip under the other plate
They form from wide thin layers of lava that eventually are shaped like a shield.
What is a shield volcanoe
A crack or fracture in the earth surface
What is a fault
This volcano is located in Italy and destroyed the city of Pompeii
What is mount Vesuvius
This lava forms from an underwater volcanic vent
What is pillow lava
Describe how volcanoes form at hot spot create island
What is a hot spot where magma rises
These volcanoes are also shaped like a cone, but are formed from layers of lava over many years
What is a composite volcano
A steep-side, bowl shape depression formed by either an explosion or collapse
What is a crater
This volcano is located in Italy and still vey active
What is Mount Etna