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Vocabulary Review:
Types of Tephra:
1. Identify each form of volcano and then fill in the chart with the appropriate information
about each form.
2. What is the relationship between the amount of gases in magma and the explosiveness of a
volcanic eruption? When rocks melt into magma gasses are released. The more gasses
released, the more pressure builds up. The more gasses and the more pressure, the
greater the exlposiveness of the eruption.
3. What are the three places where volcanoes are found. Give an example of each. __Some
volcanoes are found at divergent boundaries and can form volcanic islands (Iceland); Some
volcanoes are found at convergent boundaries (Pacific Ring of Fire, Cascade Mountains);
Lastly, some volcanoes are found at “hot spots” places where the magma comes up through
the crust (Hawaiian Islands)_____
4. What are the three stages of the life of a volcano? _The three stages of the life of a
volcano are: Active (Mt. St. Helens); Dormant (sleeping) (Mt. Reiner) and Extinct (Mt.
Mazama-Crater Lake)_____________________________
5. Describe the activity that will be observed around an active volcano just before it erupts.
Some pre-eruption activity of a volcano are: increase in temperature of the cone;
earthquakes; swelling of the cone; small release of gas; small release of ash; melting of
the snow at the top of the mountain.___
Label the parts of the volcano on the diagram below:
Crater
Conduit
Mantle
Gas/Ash Cloud