VOLCANOES

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VOLCANOES

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VOLCANOES. PLATE TECHTONICS: PLATE BOUNDARIES. PLATE TECHTONICS : PACIFIC “RING OF FIRE”. PLATE TECHTONICS. VOLCANIC LANDFORMS. SHIELD VOLCANO. CINDER CONE. SCORIA CONE. COMPOSITE. MAARS VOLCANO. CALDERA.  LAVA TUBE. LAVA LAKE . LAVA DOME. BASALT PLATEAU. TYPES OF ERUPTIONS. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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VOLCANOES

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PLATE TECHTONICS: PLATE BOUNDARIES

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PLATE TECHTONICS : PACIFIC “RING OF FIRE”

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PLATE TECHTONICS

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CINDER CONE

SCORIA CONE

SHIELD VOLCANO

COMPOSITE

VOLCANIC LANDFORMS

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MAARS VOLCANO CALDERA

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LAVA TUBE

LAVA DOME BASALT PLATEAU

LAVA LAKE

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TYPES OF ERUPTIONS

FISSURE FUMEROLE

LAVA FOUNTAIN STROMBOLIAN

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STEAM

ERUPTION

PYROCLASTIC

FLOW GEYSER

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TYPES OF MATERIAL

PUMICE ASH

LAVA

LAHAR= MUD AND DEBRIS

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MUDVOLCANIC BLOCK OR

BOMB

SCORIA

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VISCOCITY OF LAVAHIGH VISCOCITY= THICK&STICKY

AHHA FLOW= SLOW FLOW

ROPY FLOW

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LOW VISCOCITY = HIGHLY FLUID AND HIGH SPEED

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PYROCLASTRIC FLOW= MOST DEADLY

POMPEI VICTIM ENCASED IN ASH

PYROCLASTIC FLOW = ASH AS HOT AS THE SUN AT SUPER SPEEDS.

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STATUS

DORMANT=JUST SLEEPING

ACTIVE

EXTINCT

HAWAII’S KILAUEA= MOST ACTIVE

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MUDSLIDES

PYROCLASTIC FLOW AS ASH

LAVA FLOW

DISASTERS

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MONITORING FOR PREVENTION

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WHY DO PEOPLE LIVE IN THESE AREAS?

• VOLCANIC SOILS = FERTILE SOILS

• FERTILE SOILS GROW THINGS• SUPPORTS POPULATIONS

WITH FOOD• $$$• WORTH THE RISK???