Characteristics of the Volcano Part 1

-UNBELIEVAVOLCA!-

On the past topics, we've tackled about the history, descriptions, parts, types, and trivia. Now, we're going to know the characteristics of the Volcano Part 1! I decided to call this lesson UNBELIEVAVOLCA because you're going to encounter some unbelievable facts on the characteristics of the volcano.

Without further ado, Let's get started!

Volcanoes are among the most devastating forces on Earth. These naturally occurring land features act as vents that release the pressure and magma from within the Earth’s crust. They smoke, rumble and spew rock, ash and lava, and sometimes they do catastrophic damage to the immediate area. But all volcanoes are not the same. The characteristics that identify the different types of volcanoes include their form, size, types of eruptions and even the type of lava flows they produce.

Indeed!

In this part, remember that all volcanoes are not the same. They have different characteristics just like us people.

The first characteristic is

FISSURE

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A fissure volcano, also referred to as a plateau basalt, is not what most people would envision at the mention of the word volcano. There is no mountain or hill; it is simply a gap in the earth’s surface from which volcanic activity erupts. Generally these volcanoes are characterized by gentle eruptions of basalt magma. They are usually on a very small slope or on completely flat terrain. They expel a large amount of lava that, when cooled, forms a flat plain of basalt and leaves behind no real “volcano-like” features. Fissure volcanoes are the type found in Iceland. In 1952 a fissure volcano erupted in Nicaragua.

Unlike any other volcanoes, fissure volcano doesn't have a hill or mountain, it's just a gap in the earth's surface. We should not be confuse on this because just like what I've said, volcanoes have different characteristics.

Stay tune for parts 2&3! This is just the part 1 guys! I'll soon post the parts 2&3 for the continuation of the topic.

Hope you guys learned new something today!