Openings or vents in the earth’s crust.
Volcano
What are the two boundaries of two tectonic plates?
The Philippine Sea Plate and the Eurasian Plate
Cloud of ash, lava fragments
Pyroclastic Material
Funnel shaped central vent surrounded by bowl shaped depression
Crater
Formed when part of wall collapses following explosive eruption
Caldera
Sides radiates from main/central vent
Slopes
Opening surface of volcano
Vent
Magma and gases accumulate
Magma chamber
Melted rock from fissures/volcano
Lava
Undergound passage magma travels
Conduit
Entrance of volcano, ejects lava volcanic ash
Throat
Where is the parasitic cone located
A bit on the bottom left of the main vent
Where is the throat located
Bottom of maim vent
Where is the secondary vent located
Lower on the parasitic cone
Where is the conduit located
Downer than the throat
Where is the sill located
Bottom bit left of the throat
What does PHIVOLCS stand for
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
Dome shaped
Shield volcano
Are shield volcanoes explosive
No
Steep, small, single openings
Cinder cone volcano
Viscosity of Cinder cone
High
Also called stratovolcano
Composite volcano
Explosive fragments plus lava
Composite volcano
Measure of material’s resistance to flow
Viscosity