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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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