What are volcanoes?

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Volcanoes

Lesson Aims:

• You can name the two main types of volcanoes
• You can explain where those two types of volcanoes form.

What erupts?

• Lava - molten rock
• Poisonous gasses (Pyroclastic cloud)
• Volcanic bombs - a lump of lava thrown out by an erupting volcano.
• Ash and dust

• These erupt from the crater

What elements of a volcanic eruption do you see in the video?

What elements of a volcanic eruption do you see in the video?

1. Volcanic bombs
2. Lava
3. Poisonous gasses
4. All three

Strato volcano

Forms at: Convergent plate boundaries

Characteristics

• Steep slope
• Explosive eruption
• Thick syrupy lava

Subduction

Shield volcano

Forms at: Divergent plate boundaries

Characteristics

• Not steep
• Thin liquid lava
• Relatively quiet eruptions
• Often under water

Strato volcano

The Fuji in Japan

Shield volcano

Iceland

Crater

Volcanic bombs

Lava

Poisonous gasses

What type of volcano did you see in the previous question?

1. Strato
2. Shield

Draw

Your drawing should include:

• Lava
• Poisonous gasses
• Volcanic bombs

Label your drawing