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Volcanoes: © Boardworks LTD 2003
Volcanoes: © Boardworks LTD 2003
What is a volcano?
Formation of volcanoes
Types of volcanoes
Types of volcanic eruptions
Volcanic vent
Magma
Magma chamber
Secondary cone
Crater
Main vent
Magma –
molten rock
underneath the
Earth’s crust
Secondary
Magma Cone – also
Chamber – known as
source of the parasitic
molten rocks cone.
What is a volcano?
Formation of volcanoes
Types of volcanoes
Types of volcanic eruptions
Mayon Volcano
(Albay)
Mauna Loa
(Hawaii)
What is a volcano?
Formation of volcanoes
Types of volcanoes
Types of volcanic eruptions
What is a volcano?
Formation of volcanoes
Types of volcanoes
Types of volcanic eruptions
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This lava is
weathered (broken
down) to form a fertile
soil,
Can you think of any other reasons?
Tourists are attracted to Geothermal energy
areas of volcanic activity. (heat from the earth)
can be produced in
many volcanic areas.