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Volcanoes 2
Volcanoes 2
Types of Volcanoes
Key Concept: Tectonic plate
motions can result in volcanic
activity at plate boundaries.
Volcanoes
How do volcanoes work?
• Heat and pressure cause rocks to melt and form magma.
• Magma needs to get out, too much pressure!!!!!!
• Rise in temperature or drop in pressure causes magma to form
faster.
How do volcanoes work?
• Magma is forced onto
Earth’s surface.
• It dries and hardens,
this happens many
times over thousands
of years.
• Eventually a mountain
called a volcano is
formed.
Parts of a Volcano
• Most volcanoes share a
specific set of features.
• The magma that feeds the
eruptions pools deep
underground in a structure
called a magma chamber.
• At Earth’s surface, lava is
released through openings
called vents.
• Flowing lava in the interior
travels through long, pipelike
structures known as lava
tubes.
Where do most volcanoes occur?
• Volcanoes occur at
both divergent and
convergent
boundaries and also
at hot spots.
Why do we have different types of
Volcanoes?
• The process of magma formation is
different at each type of plate boundary.