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Three Types of Volcanoes
Three Types of Volcanoes
Three Types of Volcanoes
Volcanoes
1. List and describe the three types of
volcanoes.
EXPLOSIVE HAZARDS
VISCOUS LAVA (High Viscosity)
Cool temperature
Composition:
silica-rich (granitic)
Thick & gooey → Erupt violently; scattering
ash and fragments
widely
Does not flow very far;
builds steep-sides;
often destroys volcanoes
Explosive Eruptions:
Viscous lava traps the gases
until large pressures build
up & the system explodes
Pyroclastic flow (ash, rock
fragments) flow out of vent
EXPLOSIVE HAZARDS
PYROCLASTIC FLOW
Travels over 200 mph
Tephra = all ash & rock
fragments
– ash: pieces smaller than 2 mm;
travel farthest
– lapelli: small pieces between 2-66
mm
– volcanic bomb: pieces larger than
64 mm
Fluid lava
Flows
great Viscous lava
distances • thick (granitic – high silica
content)
• traps gas
• violent eruptions
• destroys mountains
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