Volcanoes
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- Created on: 17-05-16 18:32
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- Volcanoes
- Types of Volcanoes
- Dome Volcano
- Layers of lava
- Thick lava
- Steep-sided
- e.g Mount Pelée, Caribbean
- Composite Volcano
- e.g Mount Fuji, Japan
- Steep-sided
- Layers of ash and lava
- Shield Volcano
- Layers of lav
- Low and flat
- Runny lava
- e.g Mauna Loa, Hawaii
- Dome Volcano
- Super Volcano
- 3. The bulge eventually cracks creating vents for lava to escape through
- 2. The pressure of the magma causes a circular bulge on the surface
- 4. The lava erupts out of the vents causing earthquakes and sending up plumes of ash and rock
- 1. Magma rises up through cracks in the crust
- 5. As the magma basin empties, the bulge is no longer supported so it collapses
- 6. When the eruption is complete, there is a huge crater (caldera) left.
- Types of Volcanoes
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