why do volcanoes erupt? deep in the earth it is very hot. it is so hot that rocks melt. the melted...
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Why do volcanoes
erupt?
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Deep in the earth it is very hot. It is so hot that rocks melt. The melted rock is called
magma. The magma is lighter than the
rocks around it so it rises. Sometimes it
finds a crack or hole in the earth’s crust and
bursts through. Molten rock at the
surface is known as lava. This is how a volcano begins.
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What are the different kinds of
volcanoes?
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Volcanoes do not all look alike. Their shape is
based on what type of materials they erupt. There are three main kinds, or shapes, of
volcanoes. These shapes are due to the two types
of eruptions.
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If there is little dissolved gas in the magma the eruption will take the form of a flow of lava. (flat soda) If there is a
lot of dissolvedgas in the magma the
eruption will be exposive, pyroclastic. (newly opened soda)
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ShieldVolcanoes
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Volcanoes that build up from many slow,
steady, flows of hot lava, are called shield volcanoes. This kind of volcano is low and
broad with gently sloping sides. They look like a warriors
shield. These are not very dangerous, you just move out of the
path of the flow.
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Lava flow eruptions
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Shield volcanoes
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Cinder Cone Volcanoes
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Cinder cone volcanoes form when solid rock and ash shoot up into the air and fall back around the volcano
opening. This known as a pyroclastic
eruption. These are very dangerous. The cinder cone volcano has steeply sloped
sides.
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Pryroclastic eruptions
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Cinder cone volcanic mountains
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Strato or Composite
Volcanoes
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Strato volcanoes, also called composite
volcanoes, erupt with molten lava, solid rock,
and ash. In other words, both lava flows and
pyroclastic eruptions. The layers pile up much like
layers of cake and frosting. The layers form into
symmetrical cones, and the slopes are steep.
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Composite volcanic mountains
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