Chapter 9 Volcanoes

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CHAPTER 9 Volcanoes
SECTION
1 Volcanic Eruptions
National Science
BEFORE YOU READ Education Standards
After you read this section, you should be able to answer ES 1c
these questions:
• What are two kinds of volcanic eruptions?
• How does the composition of magma affect eruptions?
• What are two ways that magma can erupt from a
volcano?
What Is a Volcano? STUDY TIP

When you think of a volcano, what comes into your Compare After you read this
mind? Most people think of a steep mountain with smoke section, make a chart that
describes the features of
coming out. In fact, a volcano is any place where gases and each kind of lava and
magma, or melted rock, come out of the ground. A volcano pyroclastic material.
can be a tall mountain or a small hole in the ground.
THE PARTS OF A VOLCANO

If you could look inside an erupting volcano, it would
look similar to the figure below. Below the volcano is a
body of magma called a magma chamber. The magma
from the magma chamber rises to the surface and erupts
at the volcano. Magma escapes from the volcano through
openings in the Earth’s crust called vents. When magma
flows onto the Earth’s surface, it is called lava. READING CHECK
1. Define What is a magma
Lava runs out of the chamber?
vents and down the side
of the volcano. The rivers
of lava are called lava
flows. As they cool and
harden, they make the
volcano bigger.
When the magma reaches

the surface, it erupts out
of vents.
When the magma chamber

is full, magma rises through
TAKE A LOOK
the crust and erupts out of 2. Describe What makes
the volcano. volcanoes grow larger?
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What Happens When Volcanoes Erupt?

Many people think that all volcanic eruptions are alike.
However, this is not the case. Scientists put volcanic
eruptions into two groups: nonexplosive eruptions and
explosive eruptions.
NONEXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS
Nonexplosive volcanic eruptions are the most common
type of eruption. These eruptions produce fairly calm
flows of lava. The lava flows over the Earth’s surface.
Nonexplosive eruptions do not produce very much ash
or dust, but they can release huge amounts of lava.
For example, most of the rock of the ocean floor was
READING CHECK produced by nonexplosive eruptions.
3. Identify What is the most
common type of volcanic EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS
eruption? Explosive eruptions are much less common than
nonexplosive eruptions. However, explosive eruptions can
be more destructive than nonexplosive eruptions. During
an explosive eruption, clouds of hot ash, gas, and rock
fragments shoot rapidly out of a volcano.
Critical Thinking Most explosive eruptions do not produce lava flows.
4. Compare How are Instead of flowing calmly over the Earth’s surface,
nonexplosive eruptions magma sprays into the air in tiny droplets. The droplets
different from explosive
eruptions? Give two ways.
harden to form particles called ash. The ash from an
explosive eruption can reach the upper parts of the Earth’s
atmosphere. It can stay there for years, blocking sunlight
and causing the climate to get cooler.
An explosive eruption can blast millions of tons of material
from a volcano. The explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens
in 1980 caused an entire side of a mountain to collapse. The
blast from the eruption flattened 600 km2 of forest.
The eruption of
Mount St. Helens in
Say It 1980 was an explo-

sive eruption. It was
very destructive.
Investigate Find out more
information about the erup-
tions of Mount St. Helens.
Share your findings with a
small group.

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Why Do Volcanoes Erupt?

By comparing magma from different eruptions,
scientists have been able to figure out why volcanoes
erupt in different ways. The main factor affecting an
eruption is the composition of the magma. The amounts of
water, silica, and gas in the magma determine the type of
eruption. READING CHECK
5. Identify What is the main
WATER CONTENT factor that determines how a
If magma contains a lot of water, an explosive eruption volcano erupts?
is more likely. Beneath the surface, magma is under high
pressure. The high pressure allows water to dissolve
into the magma. If the magma rises quickly, the pressure
suddenly decreases and the water turns to bubbles of gas.
As the gases expand, they cause an explosion.
This is similar to what happens when you shake a
can of soda and open it. When you shake the can, the
gas dissolved in the soda forms bubbles. Pressure builds
up inside the can. When you open the can, the pressure
causes the soda to shoot out.
SILICA AND GAS CONTENT

The amount of silica in magma also affects how
explosive an eruption is. Silica is a compound made of
the elements silicon and oxygen. Magma that contains a
lot of silica is very thick and stiff. It flows slowly and may
harden inside a volcano’s vents, blocking them. As more
magma pushes up from below, the pressure increases. If
enough pressure builds up, the volcano can explode. READING CHECK
Silica-rich magma may be so stiff that water vapor 6. Describe How can
and other gases cannot move out of the magma. Trapped magma that contains a lot
bubbles of gas may expand until they explode. When of silica cause an explosive
eruption?
they explode, the magma shatters and ash is blasted from
the vent. Magma with less silica is thinner and runnier.
Therefore, gases can move out of the magma easily, and
explosive eruptions are less likely.
Material How it affects eruptions
Water TAKE A LOOK
7. Identify Relationships Fill
Silica in the blank spaces in the
table.

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How Can Magma Erupt from a Volcano?

There are two main ways that magma can erupt from
a volcano: as lava or as pyroclastic material. Pyroclastic
material is hardened magma that is blasted into the air.
Nonexplosive eruptions produce mostly lava. Explosive
READING CHECK eruptions produce mostly pyroclastic material.
8. Define What is pyroclastic
Most eruptions produce either lava or pyroclastic
material? material, but not both. However, a single volcano may
erupt many times. It may produce lava during some
eruptions and pyroclastic material during others.
TYPES OF LAVA
Geologists classify lava by the shapes it forms when it
cools. Some kinds of lava form smooth surfaces. Others
form sharp, jagged edges as they cool. The figure below
shows four kinds of lava flows.
Aa is lava that Pahoehoe is lava Blocky lava is cool, Pillow lava is lava
TAKE A LOOK forms a thick, brit-
tle crust as it cools.
that forms a thin,
flexible crust as it
stiff lava that does
not travel very far
that erupts under
water. As it cools,
9. Compare How are aa and The crust is torn cools. The crust from the volcano. it forms rounded
blocky lava similar? into sharp pieces wrinkles as the Blocky lava usu- lumps that look
as lava moves lava moves ally oozes from a like pillows.
underneath it. underneath it. volcano and forms
piles of rocks with
sharp edges.
TYPES OF PYROCLASTIC MATERIAL

Pyroclastic material forms when magma explodes from
a volcano. The magma solidifies in the air. Pyroclastic
material also forms when powerful eruptions shatter
existing rock.
Geologists classify pyroclastic material by the size of
its pieces. Pieces of pyroclastic material can be the size of
houses or as small as dust particles. The figure on the top
of the next page shows four kinds of pyroclastic materials.
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Volcanic bombs are large blobs of lava that

harden in the air.
Lapilli are small bits of lava that harden

before they hit the ground. Lapilli are
usually about the size of pebbles.”
Volcanic ash forms when gases trapped in magma or lava

form bubbles. When the bubbles explode, they create mil-
lions of tiny pieces.
TAKE A LOOK
10. Describe How do lapilli
Volcanic blocks are large
pieces of solid rock that come form?
out of a volcano.
PYROCLASTIC FLOWS
A pyroclastic flow is a dangerous type of volcanic
flow. Pyroclastic flows form when ash and dust race Math Focus
down the side of a volcano like a river. Pyroclastic flows 11. Convert How fast can
pyroclastic flows move? Give
are very dangerous. They can be as hot as 700ºC and can your answer in miles per
move at 200 km/h. A pyroclastic flow can bury or destroy hour.
everything in its path. A pyroclastic flow from the eruption 1 km = 0.62 mi
of Mount Pinatubo is shown in the figure below.
This pyroclastic flow formed during the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo,
in the Philippines.

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SECTION VOCABULARY
magma chamber the body of molten rock that volcano a vent or fissure in the Earth’s surface
feeds a volcano through which magma and gases are expelled
vent an opening at the surface of the Earth
through which volcanic material passes
1. Compare How is lava different from magma?
2. Identify What are the two kinds of volcanic eruptions?
3. Explain How does the amount of water in magma affect how a volcano erupts?
4. Explain Why is magma that contains little silica less likely to erupt explosively?
5. Compare How is pahoehoe lava different from pillow lava? How are they similar?
6. Describe How do volcanic bombs form?
7. Describe How does volcanic ash form?
8. Define What is a pyroclastic flow?
9. Infer Do pyroclastic flows form during explosive or nonexplosive eruptions?

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CHAPTER 9 Volcanoes
SECTION
2 Effects of Volcanic Eruptions

National Science
After you read this section, you should be able to answer ES 1c
these questions:
• How can volcanoes affect climate?
• What are three kinds of volcanoes?
• What are three structures that volcanic eruptions can form?
How Can Volcanoes Affect Climate?

In 1815, a huge volcanic explosion happened on STUDY TIP
Mount Tambora in Indonesia. Historians estimate that the Compare After you read
explosion killed 12,000 people. As many as 80,000 people this section, make a chart
comparing the three kinds
died from hunger and disease following the explosion. of volcanoes. Describe how
However, the explosion did not affect only the people each type of volcano forms
living in Indonesia. It also affected the climate worldwide. and what it looks like.
Ash and dust from the explosion flew into the upper
atmosphere. There, they spread across the Earth. They
blocked sunlight from reaching the Earth’s surface. As a
result, global temperatures dropped. In 1816, there was a TAKE A LOOK
1. Identify What causes
snowstorm in June! The colder temperatures caused food global temperatures to
shortages in North America and Europe. drop after a large explosive
eruption?
produces
A large explosive eruption a lot of ash and dust
which
Global cooling
causing block sunlight from
reaching Earth’s surface
In 1991, an explosive eruption on Mount Pinatubo

caused global temperatures to drop. Explosive eruptions
may cause global temperatures to decrease by 0.5ºC to
1ºC. This may seem like a small change, but even small
temperature changes can disrupt world climates.
How Can Volcanoes Affect the Earth’s Surface?

In addition to affecting climate, volcanoes can have
important effects on the Earth’s surface. Volcanoes
produce many unique landforms, or surface features.
The most well-known volcanic landforms are the
volcanoes themselves. There are three main kinds of
volcanoes: shield volcanoes, cinder cone volcanoes, and
composite volcanoes.
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SHIELD VOLCANOES
STANDARDS CHECK Shield volcanoes form when layers of lava from many
ES 1c Land forms are the result nonexplosive eruptions build up. The lava that forms
of a combination of constructive shield volcanoes is thin and runny. Therefore, it spreads
and destructive forces.
Constructive forces include out in thin layers over a wide area. This produces a
crustal deformation, volcanic volcano with a wide base and gently sloping sides.
eruption, and deposition of
sediment, while destructive Shield volcanoes can be very large. For example,
forces include weathering and
erosion.
Mauna Kea in Hawaii is a shield volcano. Measured from
the base on the ocean floor, Mauna Kea is taller than
2. Describe How do shield Mount Everest!
volcanoes form?
Lava flows
Shield volcanoes form when many layers of lava build up over time.
CINDER CONE VOLCANOES

Cinder cone volcanoes are made of pyroclastic
material. The pyroclastic material is produced from
explosive eruptions. As it piles up, it forms a mountain
with steep slopes. Cinder cones are small. Most of them
erupt for only a short time. For example, Paricutín is
a cinder cone volcano in Mexico. In 1943, Paricutín
READING CHECK appeared in a cornfield. It erupted for only nine years.
3. Identify What are cinder Most cinder cone volcanoes are found in clusters.
cone volcanoes made of? They may be found on the sides of other volcanoes. They
erode quickly because the pyroclastic material is loose
and not stuck together.
Ash
TAKE A LOOK
4. Identify Which type of
volcanic eruption produces
cinder cone volcanoes?
Cinder cone volcanoes form when ash from explosive eruptions piles up.
Most cinder cones are small.

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COMPOSITE VOLCANOES
Composite volcanoes are the most common type Critical Thinking
of volcano. They form when a volcano erupts both 5. Infer The word stratum
explosively and nonexplosively. They have layers of lava means “layer.” Why are com-
posite volcanoes sometimes
flows and pyroclastic material. They usually have a broad also called stratovolcanoes?
base and sides that get steeper toward the top. Mount St.
Helens is a composite volcano.
Lava flows
Ash layers
TAKE A LOOK
6. Identify What two materi-
als are composite volcanoes
made of?
Composite volcanoes form from layers of ash and lava. Most have steep sides.
What Are Other Types of Volcanic Landforms?

In addition to volcanoes, other landforms are created
by volcanic activity. The landforms include craters,
calderas, and lava plateaus.
CRATERS
A crater is a funnel-shaped pit around the central vent
at the top of a volcano. Lava and pyroclastic material can
pile up around the vent. This produces a crater in the
middle of the cone. READING CHECK
7. Define What is a crater?
CALDERAS
A caldera is a large depression, or pit, that forms
when a magma chamber collapses. The ground over the
magma chamber sinks, forming a caldera. Calderas can
look similar to craters, but calderas are much larger.
LAVA PLATEAUS
A lava plateau is a large area of land covered by
a huge volume of lava. Lava plateaus are the largest
volcanic landforms. They do not form at tall volcanoes.
Instead, lava plateaus form when a large volume of lava
erupts from a crack in the crust. Most of the lava on the
Earth’s surface is found in lava plateaus.
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SECTION VOCABULARY
caldera a large, circular depression that forms crater a bowl-shaped depression that forms
when the magma chamber below a volcano on the surface of an object when a falling
partially empties and causes the ground above body strikes the object’s surface or when an
to sink explosion occurs
lava plateau a wide, flat landform that results
from repeated nonexplosive eruptions of lava
that spread over a large area
1. Compare Explain how a crater is different from a caldera.
2. Describe How can volcanoes affect climate?
3. Identify What are the three main types of volcanoes?
4. Explain Why do shield volcanoes have wide bases?
5. Explain Why do cinder cone volcanoes erode quickly?
6. Identify What is the largest kind of volcanic landform?
7. Apply Concepts Does the lava that forms shield volcanoes probably have a lot of
silica or water in it? Explain your answer.

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CHAPTER 9 Volcanoes
SECTION
3 Causes of Volcanic Eruptions

National Science
After you read this section, you should be able to answer ES 1b, 1c
these questions:
• How does magma form?
• Where do volcanoes form?
• How can geologists predict volcanic eruptions?
How Does Magma Form?

STUDY TIP
Magma forms deep in the Earth’s crust and in the
Describe After you read this
upper parts of the mantle. In these areas, the temperature section, make flowcharts
and pressure are very high. Changes in pressure and tem- showing how magma forms
perature can cause magma to form. at divergent boundaries and
at convergent boundaries.
Part of the upper mantle is made of very hot, solid
rock. The rock is so hot that it can flow, like soft chewing
gum, even though it is solid. If rock of this temperature
were found at the Earth’s surface, it would be molten, or
melted. The rock in the mantle does not melt because it
is under high pressure. This pressure is produced by the
weight of the rock above the mantle. READING CHECK
In the figure below, the curved line shows the melting 1. Explain Why doesn’t the
point of a rock. The melting point is the temperature at hot rock in the mantle melt?
which the rock melts for a certain pressure.
The curved line shows the

Math Focus
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# at the same pressure but lower happen to the rock if its tem-
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MAGMA FORMATION IN THE MANTLE

The temperature of the mantle is fairly constant.
Magma usually forms because of a decrease in pressure.
Therefore, a lot of magma forms at the boundary between
separating tectonic plates, where pressure decreases.
Magma is less dense than the solid rock it forms from.
Therefore, it rises toward the surface and erupts.
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Where Do Volcanoes Form?

The locations of volcanoes give clues about how vol-
canoes form. The figure below shows the locations of
some of the world’s major active volcanoes. The map
also shows the boundaries between tectonic plates. Most
volcanoes are found at tectonic plate boundaries. For
example, there are many volcanoes on the plate boundar-
ies surrounding the Pacific Ocean. Therefore, the area is
sometimes called the Ring of Fire.
STANDARDS CHECK Remember that tectonic plate boundaries are areas
ES 1b Lithospheric plates on where plates collide, separate, or slide past one another.
the scales of continents and Most volcanoes are found where plates move together or
oceans constantly move at
rates of centimeters per year in apart. About 15% of active volcanoes on land form where
response to movements in the plates separate, and about 80% form where plates collide.
mantle. Major geological events,
such as earthquakes, volcanic The remaining few volcanoes on land are found far from
eruptions, and mountain tectonic plate boundaries.
building result from these plate
motions.
Volcanoes and Tectonic Plate Boundaries
Word Help: response
an action brought on by
another action; a reaction
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of great importance or
large scale
3. Describe Where are

most volcanoes found?
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!CTIVEVOLCANO
WHERE PLATES MOVE APART

At a divergent boundary, tectonic plates move away
from each other. A set of deep cracks called a rift zone
forms between the plates. Mantle rock moves upward
to fill in the gap. When the mantle rock gets close to the
surface, the pressure decreases. The decrease in pres-
sure causes the mantle rock to melt, forming magma. The
READING CHECK magma rises through the rift zones and erupts.
4. Identify What causes Most divergent boundaries are on the ocean floor. Lava
magma to melt at divergent that flows from undersea rift zones produces volcanoes
boundaries? and mountain chains. These volcanoes and mountain
chains are called mid-ocean ridges. The mid-ocean ridges
circle the ocean floor.
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How Magma Forms at a Divergent Boundary
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5. Explain How does new
ocean crust form?
WHERE PLATES MOVE TOGETHER

At a convergent boundary, the tectonic plates collide.
When an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate,
the oceanic plate slides under the continental plate. This
is called subduction. The oceanic crust sinks into the
mantle because it is more dense than the continental
crust. READING CHECK
As the ocean crust sinks, the temperature and pressure 6. Explain Why does
on it increase. Because the ocean crust forms below the oceanic crust sink below
ocean, the rock contains a lot of water. The heat and pres- continental crust?
sure on the ocean crust cause this water to be released.
The water mixes with the mantle rock above the oce-
anic plate. When the mantle rock mixes with water, it can
melt at a lower temperature. The mantle rock begins to
melt at the subduction zone. The magma rises to the sur-
face and erupts as a volcano.

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How Magma Forms at a Convergent Boundary
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7. Explain How does sub-
duction produce magma?
IN THE MIDDLE OF PLATES

Although most volcanoes form at plate boundaries,
not all volcanoes form there. Some volcanoes, such as
the Hawaiian Islands, form at hot spots. Hot spots are
places on the Earth’s surface where volcanoes form far
from plate boundaries. Most scientists think that hot
spots form above hot columns of mantle rock called
mantle plumes. Some scientists think that hot spots form
READING CHECK where magma rises through cracks in the Earth’s crust.
8. Define What is a Long chains of volcanoes are common at hot spots.
hot spot? One theory to explain this is that a mantle plume stays
in one place while the plate moves over it. Another the-
ory states that hot-spot volcanoes occur in long chains
because they form along cracks in the Earth’s crust.
Scientists are not sure which of these theories is correct.
It is possible that some hot spots form over plumes, but
others form over cracks.
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How Can We Predict Volcanic Eruptions?

Scientists cannot always predict when and where a vol-
cano will erupt. However, by studying ancient and modern
volcanoes, scientists have been able to identify some signs
that an eruption may happen.
One feature that scientists use to predict whether
an eruption will happen is the state of the volcano.
Geologists put volcanoes into three groups based on how
active they are.
Critical Thinking
• Extinct volcanoes have not erupted in recorded history 9. Compare What is the
and probably will not erupt again. difference between dormant
volcanoes and extinct
• Dormant volcanoes are currently not erupting, but they volcanoes?
may erupt again.
• Active volcanoes are currently erupting or show signs
of erupting in the near future.
SMALL QUAKES AND VOLCANIC GASES

Most active volcanoes produce small earthquakes as the
magma within them moves upward. This happens because
the magma pushes on the rocks as it rises. In many cases,
the number and strength of these earthquakes increases
before a volcanic eruption. Therefore, monitoring
earthquakes is one of the best ways to predict an eruption. Critical Thinking
Scientists also study the volume and composition of 10. Infer Why may a volcano
gases given off by the volcano. Just before an eruption, that is about to erupt give off
more gas?
many volcanoes give off more gas. The composition (Hint: Why are some erup-
of the gas may also change before an eruption. By tions explosive?)
monitoring the gases, scientists can predict when an
eruption may happen.
MEASURING SLOPE AND TEMPERATURE

As magma rises before an eruption, it can cause the
Earth’s surface to swell. The side of a volcano may even
bulge. Scientists can use an instrument called a tiltmeter
to measure the slope of the volcano’s sides. Changes in the
slope can indicate that an eruption is likely. READING CHECK
One of the newest methods for predicting volcanic 11. Explain Why may the
eruptions involves using satellite images. Satellites Earth’s surface swell before
can record the surface temperatures at and around an eruption?
volcanoes. As magma rises, the surface temperature of the
volcano may increase. Therefore, an increase in surface
temperature can indicate that an eruption is likely.
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SECTION VOCABULARY
hot spot a volcanically active area of Earth’s rift zone an area of deep cracks that forms
surface, commonly far from a tectonic plate between two tectonic plates that are pulling
boundary away from each other
1. Identify Where do rift zones form?
2. Apply Concepts The map below shows the locations of many volcanoes. On the
map, circle three volcanoes that are probably found at hot spots.
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!CTIVEVOLCANO
3. Identify What is the most common cause of magma formation in the mantle?
4. Describe How does magma form at divergent boundaries?
5. List Give four signs that a volcanic eruption is likely.


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What Is a Volcano? STUDY TIP

THE PARTS OF A VOLCANO

When the magma reaches

When the magma chamber

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What Happens When Volcanoes Erupt?

Say It 1980 was an explo-

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Why Do Volcanoes Erupt?

SILICA AND GAS CONTENT

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How Can Magma Erupt from a Volcano?

TYPES OF PYROCLASTIC MATERIAL

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Volcanic bombs are large blobs of lava that

Lapilli are small bits of lava that harden

Volcanic ash forms when gases trapped in magma or lava

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Section 1 Review NSES ES 1c

1. Compare How is lava different from magma?

2. Identify What are the two kinds of volcanic eruptions?

6. Describe How do volcanic bombs form?

7. Describe How does volcanic ash form?

8. Define What is a pyroclastic flow?

9. Infer Do pyroclastic flows form during explosive or nonexplosive eruptions?

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2 Effects of Volcanic Eruptions

How Can Volcanoes Affect Climate?

In 1991, an explosive eruption on Mount Pinatubo

How Can Volcanoes Affect the Earth’s Surface?

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CINDER CONE VOLCANOES

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SECTION 2 Effects of Volcanic Eruptions continued

What Are Other Types of Volcanic Landforms?

Section 2 Review NSES ES 1c

1. Compare Explain how a crater is different from a caldera.

2. Describe How can volcanoes affect climate?

3. Identify What are the three main types of volcanoes?

4. Explain Why do shield volcanoes have wide bases?

5. Explain Why do cinder cone volcanoes erode quickly?

6. Identify What is the largest kind of volcanic landform?

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3 Causes of Volcanic Eruptions

How Does Magma Form?

The curved line shows the

with the temperature and

MAGMA FORMATION IN THE MANTLE

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Where Do Volcanoes Form?

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3. Describe Where are

WHERE PLATES MOVE APART

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