Crater Lake: Oregon Mount Mazama Volcano Mauna Loa Hawaii fissure
What is a volcano:A weakened place in the Earths crust where magma erupts as lava.
Magma: Molten rock, gases, and water. Melting from: Heat, pressure, and water Lava: mostly molten rock, the gases and water evaporate at the surface.
Major volcanic zones: 1. Ring of fire because of subduction zones. Island arcs
2. Mid-Ocean Ridges: seafloor spreading, pillow lava’s Iceland
Hot Spot Volcano’s: Hawaii, Yellowstone,Hawaii, Yellowstone, Congo, 1.Mantle plumes of magma feed these volcano’s from deep in the mantle.
sill dike Volcanic neck Extinct volcano Lava rock
Plutons
Devils Tower is a Pluton
Section 2: Volcanic Eruptions 1.Mafic Eruptions: Magnesium Ma and iron Fe so….. MaFic a. Low Silica (sand or quartz) and gas b. Low Viscosity: Very runny lava c. Quiet eruptions
d. Pahoehoe lava “ropy”: very mafic, runny
e. Aa lava: sharp jagged lava.
f. Blocky lava: higher silica and viscosity.
Felsic Eruptions: 1.Violent 2. High in silica 3.Granitic in nature. Pyroclastic flow
Types of Volcanoes: 1.Shield volcano: like a shield laying upside down. Hawaii is a huge shield volcano
Hawaii shield
Composite Volcano alternating layers of lava and ash build the Volcano into its classic shape.
Lava flows Ash layers
Toba Caldera: Indonesia
The eruption takes place at several places at the same time within the volcano.
Cinder cone: Steep side and made of cinders.
Erupting cinder cone in Hawaii