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Characteristics of the Volcano Part 3

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VOLCANO

-PART 3-

Hi! Sad to say but this is the last part of the topic about the Characteristics of the Volcano. Anyways, before we start let's have short summary of the past characteristic. The first characteristic was Fissure Volcano. A fissure volcano doesn't have a mountain or hill, it's just a gap on the earth's surface. The second characteristic was Shield Volcano. It has large, broad, round mountain. Shield volcanoes are not as violent as the other volcanoes. The third characteristic was Strato Volcano or composite volcano. They tend to have very steep slopes and are symmetrical.The eruptions from this type of volcano can often be very violent and dangerous.

Let's start!!!!!

The fourth characteristic of the volcano is Cinder Cone.

What is a Cinder Cone?

  • They are generally small volcanoes that are characterized by their rounded shape and relatively small height – usu

ally a maximum of 1,000 feet.

  • Hill-like volcanoes are characterized by a single crater at the top of the cone and their eruption style that throws blobs of lava and ash that fall around the crater, helping to build the cone.

  • The cinder cone is made almost entirely from the lava expelled during the eruptions. An example of a cinder cone is the one protruding from Crater Lake in Oregon.

Source: https://roadtrippers.com/us/mineral-ca/nature/cinder-cone-natural-area

 

The fifth and the last characteristics of the volcano is Caldera.

What is Caldera?

  • A caldera is a symbol of a very violent past.

  • This type of crater is the aftermath of an eruption of another volcano that is so violent that the entire lava chamber of the volcano collapses and forms a giant crater in the ground that can sometimes extend for miles.

  • A caldera can still erupt, and its eruptions can still be quite violent. Krakatoa, Santorini and Yellowstone are all examples of calderas.

Yellowstone Volcano

https://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/yellowstone-caldera-conspiracy-volcano/2014/05/05/id/569455/

That's all

Thank you!

 

Reference:

https://sciencing.com/characteristics-do-volcanoes-8422960.html


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