ESC 1000 - Earth Science - Online Chapter 7 Homework Name Daniel Martinez

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Section number: 72203
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Using the textbook and notes fill in the following tables. Some answers are already filled in in
CAPS, do not fill in your answers in CAPS.

1) There are 3 basic types of volcanoes. Some answers are already given in CAPS.
A) What are the names of the 3 types of volcanoes?
B) Give an example of each of the 3 types of volcanoes.
C) What is the relative size (small, medium, or large) of each of the three types of volcanoes?
D) What is each type of volcano made of?
E) Which of the three types is most likely to explode and cause death and destruction?

Names: Shield Cone Composite Volcano Cinder Cone

Size (small, medium, large) LARGE Medium Small
Example: Hawaiian Islands MT ST HELENS SP Crater in AZ
What is each type of volcano Basaltic Lava flows Andesitic lava PYROCLASTICS
made of? flows and
Pyroclastics
Most likely to explode and Composite Cones
cause death and destruction:
(check one)

2) There are 3 types of volcanism, not the types of volcanoes themselves but the setting of the
volcanoes. Two answers and examples are given for each type of volcanism in CAPS. Fill in the
rest of the blanks for each type including
1) the name of each type,
2) the type of lava for each type,
3) the lava viscosity for each type, and
4) the explosiveness of each type.
Note that for most the "answers" are given.
Example of each type HAWAIIAN MID-ATLANTIC ANDES
of volcanism: ISLANDS AND RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND
EMPORER PERU-CHILE
SEAMOUNTS TRENCH
Type of volcanism: Shield cone Composite Cinder cone

Type of lava: Basaltic Basaltic Andesitic

("basaltic" or
"andesitic")
Lava viscosity: LOWER Lower Higher
("lower" or "higher")
Explosiveness: not very explosive NOT VERY Very explosive
("very explosive" or EXPLOSIVE
"not very explosive")