Volcanoes Flashcards
What the different types of volcanoes are and what they look like
What is the tallest type of volcano and where is it found?
A composite volcano at destructive boundaries
What type of volcano has very runny lava and is found only at constructive boundaries?
A shield volcano
What type of volcano is found at both constructive and destructive plate boundaries?
A cinder volcano
Fold mountains are created when…
Plate collide
Subduction is…
A plate sinking under another plate
A conservative boundary causes
Earthquakes as they slide past each other in opposite directions
A constructive boundary causes
Volcanoes as they pull apart
A destructive boundary causes
Volcanoes as one plate sinks under the other
A collision boundary causes
Earthquakes but no volcanoes as no subduction occurs
A secondary cone/vent happens…
When the main vent gets blocked and magma has to make another way out
Volcanoes build up over time because…
Lava and ash settle and build up the volcanoes shape
