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Volcanism
• Essential Questions:
• What is a volcano exactly?
• What are the three main types of volcanoes and
in what manner do they erupt?
Volcanoes
Volcanic activity takes place primarily at subduction
boundaries,
How and Where Volcanoes Form
Oceanic
lithosphere
Continental
lithosphere
Asthenosphere
1. Water in the subducted rock is
released into the asthenosphere.
2. The water lowers the melting temperatures of
materials in the asthenosphere, leading to magma
formation.
3. The magma
is less dense
than its
surroundings,
so it rises.
4. Some of the magma reaches
Earth’s surface, and volcanoes
form on the overriding continental
plate.
The Hawaiian Islands formed over a hot spot.
Volcanoes
Magma and volcanoes also form at
hot spots.
VOCABULARY How and Where Volcanoes Form
Direction of
Plate
Movement
Kauai
Oahu
Molokai
Lanai
Maui
Hawaii
volcano
hot spot
How Magma Rises
Volcanic Settings
Plate Tectonics and Magma Generation
Major Volcanoes Around the World
Gases escape easily from basaltic magma, generating
relatively quiet eruptions. Hardened basaltic lava
flows on land are characterized as pahoehoe or aa; if
the lava cools underwater, it is characterized as pillow
lava.
Magma and Erupted Materials
A.Parameters of volcanism:
1.Viscosity
2.Chemistry of Magma
3.Gases within the magma
4.Water content of magma
Magma and Erupted Materials
Viscosity: Viscosity is a
measure of how thick (viscous)
and sticky a liquid is.
Magma and Erupted Materials
Lava Flow - A
'stream' of molten
rock
Silica Content
Melting Temp.
Gas Content
Viscosity
Type of
Eruption
Location
Least (~50%)
Basaltic
Magma
Least
Least viscous
Rarely
explosive
Highest
Rifts, oceanic
hot spots
AndesiticMagma
Intermediate (~60%)
Intermediate
Intermediate
Sometimes explosive
Intermediate
Subduction
boundaries
Rhyolitic
Magma
Most (~70%)
Most
Most viscous
Usually
explosive
Lowest
Continental
hot spots
Magma and Erupted Materials
Magma and Erupted Materials
Volcanic Landforms
A volcano’s shape and structure depend on how it erupts and
what materials are released. Shield volcanoes are formed by
basaltic lava that flows long distances before hardening.
Tectonic Settings and Volcanic Activity
Igneous __________- classified by
shape, size, and orientation
Intrusions
There are three types of volcanic
cones:
• ______ – explosive eruptions, small but
steep slopes, pyroclastics.
• _______ – non-explosive eruptions, fluid
basaltic lava, gentle broad slopes.
• _________ – alternating between lava and
pyroclastics, explosive and non-explosive
eruptions, steep and tall.
Cinder
Shield
Composite
Volcano Types
Volcanoes
A volcano’s shape and structure depend on how it
erupts and what materials are released.
VOCABULARY
Volcanic Landforms
Shield volcanoes are formed by basaltic lava that
flows long distances before hardening.
Shield
Volcano
shield volcano
cinder cone
composite volcano
lahar
caldera
lava plateau
Shield and Composite Volcanoes
Volcanoes
Cinder cones are formed when molten lava is thrown into the air from a
vent and breaks into drops. These drops harden into cinders that form a
steep cone around the vent.
Volcanic Landforms
Cinder Cone
Volcanoes
Composite volcanoes are formed by layers of
pyroclastic materials and lava that have erupted in
the past.
Volcanic Landforms
Composite
Volcano
Composite volcanoes
Debris Avalanche and Eruption of Mount St. Helens,
Washington
Volcanoes Volcanic Landforms
A caldera is a large crater-shaped basin that forms
when the top of a volcano collapses.
Formation of Crater Lake
EFFUSIVE ERUPTIONS
• Generally at hots spots, spreading centers
• Mantle comes directly to surface
• Hot lava; low viscosity, very mafic, flows
easily, gases escape easily
• Forms shields, flood basalts
EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS
• Found at subduction zones
• Magma low temp (800 degrees C), high
viscosity, does not flow easilty, more felsic
mineralogy, gases trapped, hard to predict
explosions
• Forms composite volcanoes, cinder cones,
calderas, aerial bombs, nuee ardente gas
flows, very destructive
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Volcano PPT.ppt

  • 1. Volcanism • Essential Questions: • What is a volcano exactly? • What are the three main types of volcanoes and in what manner do they erupt?
  • 2. Volcanoes Volcanic activity takes place primarily at subduction boundaries, How and Where Volcanoes Form Oceanic lithosphere Continental lithosphere Asthenosphere 1. Water in the subducted rock is released into the asthenosphere. 2. The water lowers the melting temperatures of materials in the asthenosphere, leading to magma formation. 3. The magma is less dense than its surroundings, so it rises. 4. Some of the magma reaches Earth’s surface, and volcanoes form on the overriding continental plate.
  • 3. The Hawaiian Islands formed over a hot spot. Volcanoes Magma and volcanoes also form at hot spots. VOCABULARY How and Where Volcanoes Form Direction of Plate Movement Kauai Oahu Molokai Lanai Maui Hawaii volcano hot spot
  • 6. Plate Tectonics and Magma Generation
  • 8. Gases escape easily from basaltic magma, generating relatively quiet eruptions. Hardened basaltic lava flows on land are characterized as pahoehoe or aa; if the lava cools underwater, it is characterized as pillow lava. Magma and Erupted Materials A.Parameters of volcanism: 1.Viscosity 2.Chemistry of Magma 3.Gases within the magma 4.Water content of magma
  • 9. Magma and Erupted Materials Viscosity: Viscosity is a measure of how thick (viscous) and sticky a liquid is. Magma and Erupted Materials Lava Flow - A 'stream' of molten rock
  • 10. Silica Content Melting Temp. Gas Content Viscosity Type of Eruption Location Least (~50%) Basaltic Magma Least Least viscous Rarely explosive Highest Rifts, oceanic hot spots AndesiticMagma Intermediate (~60%) Intermediate Intermediate Sometimes explosive Intermediate Subduction boundaries Rhyolitic Magma Most (~70%) Most Most viscous Usually explosive Lowest Continental hot spots Magma and Erupted Materials Magma and Erupted Materials
  • 11. Volcanic Landforms A volcano’s shape and structure depend on how it erupts and what materials are released. Shield volcanoes are formed by basaltic lava that flows long distances before hardening.
  • 12. Tectonic Settings and Volcanic Activity
  • 13. Igneous __________- classified by shape, size, and orientation Intrusions
  • 14. There are three types of volcanic cones: • ______ – explosive eruptions, small but steep slopes, pyroclastics. • _______ – non-explosive eruptions, fluid basaltic lava, gentle broad slopes. • _________ – alternating between lava and pyroclastics, explosive and non-explosive eruptions, steep and tall. Cinder Shield Composite
  • 16. Volcanoes A volcano’s shape and structure depend on how it erupts and what materials are released. VOCABULARY Volcanic Landforms Shield volcanoes are formed by basaltic lava that flows long distances before hardening. Shield Volcano shield volcano cinder cone composite volcano lahar caldera lava plateau
  • 17. Shield and Composite Volcanoes
  • 18. Volcanoes Cinder cones are formed when molten lava is thrown into the air from a vent and breaks into drops. These drops harden into cinders that form a steep cone around the vent. Volcanic Landforms Cinder Cone
  • 19. Volcanoes Composite volcanoes are formed by layers of pyroclastic materials and lava that have erupted in the past. Volcanic Landforms Composite Volcano
  • 21. Debris Avalanche and Eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington
  • 22. Volcanoes Volcanic Landforms A caldera is a large crater-shaped basin that forms when the top of a volcano collapses.
  • 24. EFFUSIVE ERUPTIONS • Generally at hots spots, spreading centers • Mantle comes directly to surface • Hot lava; low viscosity, very mafic, flows easily, gases escape easily • Forms shields, flood basalts
  • 25. EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS • Found at subduction zones • Magma low temp (800 degrees C), high viscosity, does not flow easilty, more felsic mineralogy, gases trapped, hard to predict explosions • Forms composite volcanoes, cinder cones, calderas, aerial bombs, nuee ardente gas flows, very destructive