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Bell Ringer Where are volcanoes found?
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I can describe different types of volcanoes.
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Volcanoes form on –Land –Ocean
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Where are most volcanoes located?
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Ring of Fire
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What is an eruption?
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An eruption is an outpouring of of melted rock, ash, gases, or a combination of these.
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How are lava and magma different?
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Magma is inside the Earth, Once magma reaches Earth’s surface, then it is called lava. (263)
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What types of volcanoes are there? How are they different?
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Shield –Built by Thinner, fluid lava that spreads over a large area. The mountains have abroad base and gentle sloping sides. Look at the picture
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Shield volcano
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Cinder cone volcano— –Thick lava –Thrown high into the air and falls as chunks or cinders. –Form a cone shape Narrow base Steep sides Look at the picture
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Cinder cone volcano
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Composite volcano –Built by layers of ash and cinders sandwiched between layers of hardened lava –Shape on side of a cone looks the same as the other.
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Composite volcano
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Recap--- I forgot you tell me….
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Homework Quick check questions (yes both of them) Page 246, 253,255, and 256 Also, Art Link at the bottom of 257
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