Active Earth Volcanoes and Earthquakes We are learning to understand that there are different types of volcanoes.

Odd one Out Ash Gas Magma Lava Floods and Mudflows Disease spreads People evacuated Sap in trees boils Volcanologist Plate Crust Mantle Asia United States of America Eurasian Juan de Fuca

Are all Volcanoes the same?

Where are the earths plates?

Starter: Complete the word search. What do each of the words mean, on the Back of the sheet write a simple definition of 5 of the words you know.

Composite Cone The volcano is built up of alternate layers of LAVA and ASH. They can explode with great violence. Mt St Helens - USA Conelet Dyke Crater Ash layer Lava Layer Flank eruption Lava Flow Crust Pyroclastic Flow

Mount Saint Helens, USA

Shield ( Basic) Cone Shield Volcanoes are enormous features built up only from layers of lava. They produce lots of lava but they tent not to erupt violently. Mauna Loa Hawaii -USA 250 miles 10,000m Composite volcano to scale Layers of LavaLava Flow

Mauna Loa, Hawaii

Soufriere Hills, West Indies

Ash and Cinder Cone Paracutin - Mexico Layers of Ash and Cinder Volcanic Bombs Pipe The volcano is built up of layers of ASH. When it erupts it is normally with great explosive force. 3,000m

Heimaey, Iceland

Main Copy the Volcano Type diagrams, give and example of each.

Active Earth You should: Know some key volcano words. Understand that there are different types of volcanoes.