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What is a volcano?
*Is a mountain where lava (hot,
liquid,rock) comes from a magma
chamber under the ground. A volcano
usually has a summit, a slope and base.
*Most volcanoes have a volcanic crater
at the top. When they are active,
materials pour out of it. This includes
lava, steam, gaseous compounds of
sulfur, ash and broken rock pieces.
*Volcanoes erupt when
magma and pressure come
together, and the pressure
blows off the top of solid rock,
and the magma pours out.
TYPES OF VOLCANOES:
SHIELD VOLCANOES
- Are built out of layers of lava from
continual eruptions(without explosions).
Because the lava is so fluid, it spreads
out, often over a wide area. It can
produce huge areas of basalt, which is
usually what lava is when cooled. Even
though their sides are not very steep,
shield volcanoes can be huge.
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PLINIAN
- Excessively explosive type of
eruption of gas and pyroclastics.
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