Volcanoes Volcanoes Volcanoes are mountains that erupt, sometimes - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Volcanoes Volcanoes Volcanoes are mountains that erupt, sometimes - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Volcanoes Volcanoes Volcanoes are mountains that erupt, sometimes explosively Volcanoes are mountains that erupt, sometimes explosively Where do volcanoes erupt? Where do volcanoes erupt? Vulcan Vulcan Roman God of fire and blacksmiths
Volcanoes are mountains that erupt, sometimes explosively Volcanoes are mountains that erupt, sometimes explosively
Where do volcanoes erupt? Where do volcanoes erupt?
Vulcan Vulcan
Roman God of fire and blacksmiths Roman God of fire and blacksmiths
Typical ocean and continental types of volcanoes Typical ocean and continental types of volcanoes
The ring of fire The ring of fire – – oceanic volcanoes
- ceanic volcanoes
Cinder Cones Cinder Cones
Shield Volcanoes Shield Volcanoes
Strata Volcanoes Strata Volcanoes
Calderas Calderas
Plugs (necks) Plugs (necks)
Volcanoes in Canada Volcanoes in Canada
- Mount Meager
Mount Meager
- Mount
Mount Cayley Cayley
- Anahim
Anahim Volcanic belt Volcanic belt
Volcanoes in Iceland Volcanoes in Iceland
Geothermal volcanoes Geothermal volcanoes
Types of eruptions Types of eruptions
Hot Spots Hot Spots
- Hawaii!
Hawaii!
- A new volcano is formed every time the plate
A new volcano is formed every time the plate shifts over the hotspot shifts over the hotspot
Kilauahe’a active volcano Mauna Kea (dormant) Mauna Loa (dormant)
Lava fountain Lava fountain
Pele Pele’ ’s Hair s Hair
Plinean Plinean Eruptions Eruptions
- Glowing Avalanches
Glowing Avalanches
Mount Vesuvius Mount Vesuvius
- Today, 700 000 people
Today, 700 000 people live on the slopes of the live on the slopes of the volcano. volcano.
Eruption in year 79 destroyed the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis, and Stabies
Pompeii Pompeii— —Mount Vesuvius Mount Vesuvius
Pumice Pumice– – violent separation of gas from lava violent separation of gas from lava produces produces ‘ ‘rock foam rock foam’ ’
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Underwater volcanoes Underwater volcanoes
Pillow eruptions Pillow eruptions
Lava Becomes a pillow