OTHER VOLCANIC LANDFORMS Flashcards
created from the interaction of water and magma depending on the ratio of water to magma and depth within the crust the interaction takes place
hydrovolcanic forms
example of a landform created with little or no water
scoria cones
formed due to groundwater
tuff ring
created in the presence of shallow surface water
tuff cone
formed in deep water
pillow lavas
linear volcanic vents through which lava quietly erupts
fissure vent
a volcanic caldera partially filled by a new central cone
somma volcano
example of a somma volcano
Pico de Fogo
Mt. Vesuvius
roughly circular mound-shaped protrusion resulting from the slow extrusion of viscous lava
plug dome
example of a plug dome
Mt. St. Helens
remnants of extinct plug domes
Puy
example of a puy
Puy de Dome
lava dome that experienced some flow away from their original position
coulee