What are volcanoes?

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This lesson contains 15 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 3 videos.

time-iconLesson duration is: 45 min

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Volcanoes

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Lesson Aims:
  • You can name the two main types of volcanoes
  • You can explain where those two types of volcanoes form.

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What erupts?
  • Lava - molten rock
  • Poisonous gasses 
  • Volcanic bombs - a lump of lava thrown out by an erupting volcano.
  • Ash and dust

  • These erupt from the crater

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What elements of a volcanic eruption do you see in the video?

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Slide 5 - Video

What elements of a volcanic eruption do you see in the video?
A
Volcanic bombs
B
Lava
C
Poisonous gasses
D
All three

Slide 6 - Quiz

Strato volcano
Forms at: Convergent plate boundaries
Characteristics
  • Steep slope
  • Explosive eruption
  • Thick syrupy magma

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Subduction

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Slide 9 - Video

Shield volcano
Forms at: Divergent plate boundaries
Characteristics
  • Not steep
  • Thin liquid lava
  • Relatively quiet eruptions
  • Often under water

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Slide 11 - Video

Strato volcano
The Fuji in Japan
Shield volcano
Iceland

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Crater
Volcanic bombs
Lava
Poisonous gasses

Slide 13 - Drag question

What type of volcano did you see in the previous question?
A
Strato
B
Shield

Slide 14 - Quiz

Draw
Your drawing should include:
  • Lava
  • Poisonous gasses
  • Volcanic bombs

Label your drawing

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