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Volcanism

Volcanism. Volcanism. 3 types of Volcanos on Earth: Composite volcanos or Stratovolcanos. Mt. Fuji, Japan. Volcanism. 3 types of Volcanos on Earth: Composite volcanos or Stratovolcanos. 2008 eruption of the Chaiten volcano, Chile. Credit: ALVARO VIDAL/AFP/Getty Images. Volcanism.

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Volcanism

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  1. Volcanism

  2. Volcanism • 3 types of Volcanos on Earth: • Composite volcanos or Stratovolcanos Mt. Fuji, Japan

  3. Volcanism • 3 types of Volcanos on Earth: • Composite volcanos or Stratovolcanos 2008 eruption of the Chaiten volcano, Chile. Credit: ALVARO VIDAL/AFP/Getty Images

  4. Volcanism • 3 types of Volcanos on Earth: • Shield Volcanos Mauna Kea, Hawaii

  5. Volcanism • 3 types of Volcanos on Earth: • Shield Volcanos 1994 eruption of Krafla volcano, Iceland. Credit: USGS

  6. Volcanism • 3 types of Volcanos on Earth: • Cinder Cones SP Cinder Cone, Arizona

  7. Volcanism • 3 types of Volcanos on Earth: • Cinder Cones Cerro Negro volcano, Nicaragua, November 1969. Credit: USGS

  8. Volcanism • Different magma types can be classified by their silica content:

  9. Volcanism • Stratovolcanos • Form at convergent plate boundaries

  10. Volcanism • Stratovolcanos • Form at convergent plate boundaries

  11. Volcanism • Shield Volcanos • Form at divergent plate boundaries (rift zones) and at hot spots

  12. Volcanism • Shield Volcanos • Form at divergent plate boundaries (rift zones) and at hot spots

  13. Volcanism • Cinder Cones • Form on the flanks of larger volcanos or on their own

  14. Volcanism • What kind of volcano is Olympus Mons?

  15. Volcanism • What kind of volcano is Olympus Mons?

  16. Volcanism • Other Martian volcanos… UraniusTholus CerauniusTholus

  17. Volcanism • Other Martian volcanos…

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