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Volcanoes - McGill University are mountains that erupt, sometimes explosively Where do volcanoes erupt? Vulcan Roman God of fire and blacksmiths Typical ocean and continental types

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Page 1: Volcanoes - McGill University are mountains that erupt, sometimes explosively Where do volcanoes erupt? Vulcan Roman God of fire and blacksmiths Typical ocean and continental types

Volcanoes

Page 2: Volcanoes - McGill University are mountains that erupt, sometimes explosively Where do volcanoes erupt? Vulcan Roman God of fire and blacksmiths Typical ocean and continental types

Volcanoes are mountains that erupt, sometimes explosivelyVolcanoes are mountains that erupt, sometimes explosively

Page 3: Volcanoes - McGill University are mountains that erupt, sometimes explosively Where do volcanoes erupt? Vulcan Roman God of fire and blacksmiths Typical ocean and continental types

Where do volcanoes erupt?Where do volcanoes erupt?

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VulcanVulcan

Roman God of fire and blacksmithsRoman God of fire and blacksmiths

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Typical ocean and continental types of volcanoesTypical ocean and continental types of volcanoes

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The ring of fire The ring of fire –– oceanic volcanoesoceanic volcanoes

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Cinder ConesCinder Cones

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Shield VolcanoesShield Volcanoes

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Strata VolcanoesStrata Volcanoes

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CalderasCalderas

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Plugs (necks)Plugs (necks)

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Volcanoes in CanadaVolcanoes in Canada

Mount MeagerMount MeagerMount Mount CayleyCayleyAnahimAnahim Volcanic beltVolcanic belt

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Volcanoes in IcelandVolcanoes in Iceland

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Geothermal volcanoesGeothermal volcanoes

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Types of eruptions Types of eruptions

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Hot SpotsHot Spots

Hawaii!Hawaii!A new volcano is formed every time the plate A new volcano is formed every time the plate shifts over the hotspotshifts over the hotspot

Kilauahe’aactive volcano

Mauna Kea (dormant)

Mauna Loa (dormant)

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Lava fountainLava fountain

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PelePele’’s Hairs Hair

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PlineanPlinean EruptionsEruptions

Glowing AvalanchesGlowing Avalanches

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Mount VesuviusMount Vesuvius

Today, 700 000 people Today, 700 000 people live on the slopes of the live on the slopes of the volcano.volcano.

Eruption in year 79 destroyed the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis, and Stabies

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PompeiiPompeii——Mount VesuviusMount Vesuvius

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PumicePumice–– violent separation of gas from lava violent separation of gas from lava produces produces ‘‘rock foamrock foam’’

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Underwater volcanoesUnderwater volcanoes

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Pillow eruptionsPillow eruptions

LavaBecomes a pillow

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Underwater ventsUnderwater ventsA source of lifeA source of life

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Life on Life on ““DaveDave””

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““Eel CityEel City””

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Inhabitants in a crater of an Inhabitants in a crater of an underwater volcanounderwater volcano