Lesson 5 Flashcards
(15 cards)
It deposit around a volcanic vent, formed by pyroclastic rock
fragments, or cinders, which accumulate and gradually build a
conical hill with a bowl-shaped crater at the top.
CINDER CONE
________ are the simplest type of volcano.
Cinder cones
The angle of repose of Cinder cones is ______
30°
________ is a 172 m-high scoria cone (cinder cone) on the flank of Mt. Edziza, a complex stratovolcano in northern British Columbia
Eve Cone
a complex stratovolcano
in northern British Columbia
Eve Cone
TRUE OR FALSE
Cinder volcano are typically smaller in size, generally no more than 300 meters tall, but they can still be very steep.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
Cinder volcano are usually circular and have a
many crater at the summit
FALSE, single
What are the composition of cinder volcano?
Made predominantly of basaltic to andesitic
rock, the cinders are the main component.
TRUE OR FALSE
Cinder volcano usually have short lives, with eruptions lasting a few months to a few years
TRUE
give the parts and formation of cinder volcano
(diagram)
example of cinder volcano in the philippines and in the world
SMITH VOLCANO
Babuyan Claro
Parícutin Volcano
Mexico City
last eruption of smith volcano
Last erupted 1924
Formed on February 20, 1943,
making it the youngest
volcano on Earth.
Parícutin Volcano
elevation of smith volcano
: 688 m (2,257 ft)
when was the last eruption of Mt. Paricutin Volcano
March 4, 1952
