Volcanoes Chapter 10 - mountains created by rising magma Types 1. Shield volcano - large, dome-shaped volcano - ex. – Hawaiian Islands 2. Cinder volcano - small volcanoes caused by a single eruption 3. Composite Cones - steep volcanoes along Earth’s “ring of fire”
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Composite Volcano
Mount St. Helens
Volcano Profiles
Volcanic Material 1. Lava - basaltic lava – fast flowing - silica-rich lava – very slow moving 2. Gases - Water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and sulfur. 3. Pyroclastic Materials - solid fragments erupted from volcanoes
Basaltic Lava (fast)
Silica-rich Lava (slow)
Volcanic Landforms 1. Crater - the top of a volcano 2. Pipes(Conduits) - underground tunnels that magma flows through 3. Neck - cooled magma in pipes that break Earth’s surface (look like rock towers)
Parts of a Volcano