GRADE 9 SCIENCE

EARTH AND SPACE

TYPES OF VOLCANOES
 TYPES OF VOLCANOES
Volcano
- is a vent or opening in the ground in which hot gases,
rocks, and lava are ejected.

- occur when two plates meet.

 - Volcano can also be formed when the plates separate from
each other. These types of volcanoes are found on the ocean floor.
MAJOR PARTS OF A TYPICAL VOLCANO
 A magma chamber is a large underground pool of molten
rock sitting underneath the Earth's crust.

When magma is expelled out of the volcano and reaches the

Earth’s surface, it is called lava.
 MAIN FEATURES OF TYPICAL VOLCANO

A vent is the spot in the Earth’s crust where gases, molten rock,
lava, and rocks erupt.

A crater is a circular depression around a vent. This is where

the lava, ash, and rock erupt out of volcano.

A crater that becomes very wide as a result of the collapse of

its wall is called caldera.
TYPES OF VOLCANOES
Volcanoes may be classified according to their shape and activity.

VOLCANOES CLASSIFIED ACCORDING VOLCANOES CLASSIFIED ACCORDING

TO SHAPE: TO ACTIVITY:

1. Cinder Cone Volcano 1. Active Volcanoes

2. Shield Volcanoes 2. Dormant Volcanoes
3. Composite Volcano 3. Extinct Volcanoes
VOLCANOES CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO SHAPE:

1. Cinder Cone Volcano

- are among the most common
volcanic landforms found in the world.
They are steep, conical hill formed
above a vent.

-are built from lava fragments called

cinders.

- rarely exceed 250 meters in height Mount Paricutin

and 500 meters in diameter.
2. Shield Volcano
- are larger than the cinder
volcanoes. They are formed
through the continuous flow
of lava that reach great
distances from central summit
vent or group of vents.

Mauna loa in Hawaii

3. Composite Volcano
- also known as
stratovolcanoes.
- tall, symmetrically
shaped, and have steep sides,
sometimes rising 10,000 feet
high.
VOLCANOES CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO ACTIVITY:

1. Active Volcano
- is said to be active if they have already erupted in the past or in
recent times and still capable of erupting any time.

The world’s smallest active volcano is in the Philippines. It is Taal

Volcano in Batangas. It is 508 meters or 1,660 feet high.
2. Dormant Volcano
Volcanoes can be classified dormant if they have erupted in
historical times but are now quiet and inactive, but geologists think
that they still capable of erupting.

The world’s smallest inactive volcano is the Cuexcomate Volcano in

Puebla, Mexico. It is just 13 meters or 43 feet tall, with a reach or
diameter of 23 meters feet.

Cuexcomate is derived from Nahuatl Cuexcomate which means bowl

or place for keeping things.
3. Extinct Volcano
Volcanoes are often considered to be extinct if there are no records of
their activity.

MOUNT APO
Thank you.

Teacher Theresa