Volcanoes

A Lesson Plan
Written By
Tom Huettl
 Lecture Outline
Areas of Volcanism

Types of Volcanoes

Types of Lava

Viscosity
 Lecture Outline
Areas of Volcanism

Types of Volcanoes

Types of Lava

Viscosity
 Areas of Volcanism
Sub-ducting Boundaries
Plate Sub-ducts below surface into mantle

Oceanic-Oceanic
Volcanoes form near boundary

Mid Ocean Ridges
Eruptions occur where plates are diverging

 Cont.-Cont/ Subducting

Graphic taken from

: http://147.205.15.81/geology/work/VFT-so-far/orogeny/pl.tect.html
 Oceanic-Oceanic/Suducting

Graphic taken from:

http://147.205.15.81/geology/work/VFT-so -far/orogeny/pl.tect.html
Mid Ocean Ridges
 Areas of Volcanism

Hot Spots

Hot Spots remain stationary while plates move

above

Hot Spots

Graphic taken from:

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vw/lessons/atg.htm
 Types of Volcanoes
Shield Cone
Has a low rounded profile
Gentle slopes of 2-10 degrees

Composite Volcano (Strato Volcano)

Both pyroclastic layers and lava flows
Steep sided near summit with decreasing slope

 Types of Volcanoes

Cinder Cone
Pyroclastic Material (Fragmented material that has been
explosively ejected)
Ash and debris accumulates around the vent
Small steep sided cones

Shield Cone
Composite Cone/Stratovolcano
Cinder Cone
 Types of Lava

Mafic
Silica Poor (45-52%)

Intermediate
Silica Composition (53-65%)

Felsic
Contains more than 65% Silica
 High Viscosity
Slow Flow
High Silica Content
UM
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Low Viscosity
Fast Flow
Low Silica Content

 For More Information Visit One
of The Following Links

The Web's Premiere Source For Volcanoes

U.S. Geological Survey, Volcano Hazards

Program
 Electronic Resources
http://147.205.15.81/geology/work/VFT-so-far/orogeny/pl.tect.html

http://volocano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/atg.html

http://www.studyworksonline.com/cda/content/worksheet/0,1036,EXP950_NAV2-
77_SWK953,00.html

http://observe.ivv.nasa/earth/tectonics/Tectonics.html

http://members.aol.com/waponi/sound.htm

http://www.bftr.com/Pages/projects/dante.html

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/