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Volcanoes

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

VOLCANO

AN OPENING IN THE EARTH'S CRUST WHICH MELTED MATERIAL ERUPTS
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CLASSIFICATION

ACTIVE

ERUPTS CONSTANTLY
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INTERMITTENT

ERUPTS ON A REGULAR BASIS
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DORMANT

HASN'T ERUPTED IN A WHILE BUT COULD AT ANY TIME
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EXTICT

NOT ERUPTED IN RECORDED TIME
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TYPES OF VOLANOES

CINDER CONE

FORMED BY EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS
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COMPOSITE

FORMED BY ALTERNATING LAYERS OF ROCK AND LAVA
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SHIELD

LAVA FLOWS QUICKLY OVER A LARGE AREA
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CALDERA

HUGE CRATER FORMED WHEN SIDES OF VOLCANO COLLAPSE
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LAVA DOME

ERUPTION OF LAVA SO THICK IT BULGES UP TO SURFACE