Types of Volcanoes Guided Notes

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What is the relationship between craters, calderas,

vents, and magma? The vent connects to the crater
which is the top of the volcano and the larger
depressions of the calderas can form at the summit.
The magma flows through out
How does a crater lake form? (words and pictures)
crater lakes can form when the summit or side of a
volcano collapses into the magma chamber that once
fueled the volcano.
What two factors does a volcanos appearance
depend upon? The 2two factors that can influence
the appearance of a volcano depends on the type of
material that forms the volcano and the type of
eruptions.
What characteristics vary among volcanoes? Size,
shape, and composition vary between volcanoes.
Complete the following table in your notes:
Type of
Volcano
Shield

Materials &
Sketch
Description
Broad, gently
sloping sides
and a nearly
circular base

Example

Cinder-Cone

Small in size,
steep slope
angle, built
from ejected

Paricutin

Mauna Loa

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lava
fragments
Composite
Symmetrical
(Stratovolcano cone, located
)
in Pacific ring
of fire,
composed of
interbedded
lava flows
and layers on
pyroclastic
debris.

Mount fuji

How do the volcanoes compare in terms of size and

slope? volcanoes compare in terms of sizes because
they all have different sides and one volcano could
be a steep slope and another could not be very
steep.
What factors cause differences in size and slope?
There are many factors that go into the size and
slope of a volcano but the main elements are the
variety of eruption types. Composition of the
volcano, the volume of the volcanic products, and
the environment that is around the volcano.
What is tephra? Tephra is the rock fragments and
particles ejected by a volcano.

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What is a pyroclastic flow? Pyroclastic flow is a

dense, destructive mass of very hot ash, lava
fragments, and gases ejected explosively from a
volcano and typically flowing downward at a great
speed.
Where are most volcanoes found? Theyre found at
convergent and divergent volcanoes.
Use the maps provided to show: (1) the Circum Pacific
Belt and the Mediterranean Belt where convergent
volcanism occurs and (2) the Hawaiian Emperor
Volcanic Chain.
How do hotspots form? Hotspots form when heat
rises in the mantle as thermal plume from deep in
the earth (core). High heat and lower pressure at a
base of the lithosphere (tectonic plate) facilitates
melting the rock.
What do hotspots tell us about tectonic plates? Hot
spots are places where tectonics, especially
volcanic activity is especially strong, often
breaking though a plate even though its not at the
juncture of two plates.

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