Share Presentation:   https://NeoK12.com/pres/ZVOLCAN1
What Makes Volcano's Explode
  
Mt. Adams, Washingtonby kla4067 on Flickr

A volcano is a land-form ( usually a mountain) where molten rock erupts through the surface of the planet.

In simple terms a volcano is a mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock ( Magma) bellow the surface of the earth. It is a hole in the Earth from which molten rock and gas erupt.
Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide
Magmaby [Danny_21] on Flickr

The earth crust is made up of huge slabs called plates, which fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. This plates sometimes move.

Between the earth crust and the mantel is a substance called magma which is made off rock and gasses.

When two plates collide, one section slides on top of the other, the one beneath  is pushed down. Magma is squeezed up between two plates.
Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide
Magmaby borkur.net on Flickr

If the magma is thick and sticky , the gas can not escape, so it builds up and up until it explodes sending out huge clouds of burning gas and rock.

As pressure in the molten rock builds up it needs to escape somewhere. So it forces its way up "fissures" which are narrow cracks in the earths crust. Once the magma erupts through the earths surface its called lava.
Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide
The Day the Volcano Erupted - A Halloween Horror Storyby coolinsights on Flickr

Eruption-  process by which solid, liquid, and gaseous materials are ejected into the earth's atmosphere and onto the earth's surface by volcanic activity.

Volcanoes can have a serious effect on the lands and people around them when they erupt.
  • Buildings are destroyed
  • People and animals are killed
  • Clouds of ash cover plants making them inedible
  • Dust causes illnesses
  • Affects air transportation
Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide
flowing rockby paul (dex) on Flickr

Lava Flow- An outpouring of lava into the land surface from a vent or fissure.
Lava is molten rock that spews from an erupting volcano. It is extremely hot. reaching temperatures as high as 1.300 to 2.000 degrees Fahrenheit.

 

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide
Kilauea lava flowby eagleapex on Flickr

In volcanic eruption, lava is in liquid form. When it solidifies, it forms igneous rock. However it can take quite a long time to cool, traveling great distances before becomes solid.


Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide
Hot Lava Christmasby jurvetson on Flickr

The name "volcano" has its origin from the name of Vulcan, a god of fire in Roman mythology.

There are three kinds of volcanoes
  1. Active- eruptions can be anytime and often.
  2. Dormant- has been a while since it has erupted, but could at any time.
  3. Extinct- it has not erupted in a very long time, so it probably won't ever.
Slide Options : Move UP,   DOWN,   DELETE,   Insert BLANK Slide

 Share this Presentation:  https://NeoK12.com/pres/ZVOLCAN1NeoK12.com - Educational Videos, Lessons, Quizzes & Presentations
All images are linked from Flickr Creative Commons under CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC0. Click attribution link under image for full details.