Volcanic Mountains

Volcanic Mountains

WHAT ARE VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS ?

A volcanic mountain is a mountain that is made up of an accumulation of materials that are ejected from the earth’s crust.All volcanic mountains come about as a result of volcanic eruptions. A volcanic eruption is the process whereby very hot liquid rock is forced out suddenly and with a lot of pressure from the earth’s crust. The ejected materials or molten materials keep building up until they form a mountain. These types of mountains are called volcanic mountains. Another name for volcanic mountains is mountains of accumulation.

How are volcanic mountains formed?

Volcanic mountains are always formed as a result of volcanic eruptions. The materials that are ejected from the earth’s crust are what accumulate to form these mountains. Volcanic mountains are either conical or dome like in shape. Volcanic mountains are made up of the following materials: hot rocks, dust, ashes, lava, mud, and volcanic gases.

TYPES OF VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS

Cinder cone

Complex volcano

Guyot

Lava cone

Lava dome

Mud volcano

Pancake dome

Pyroclastic cone

Pyroclastic shield

Shield volcano

What is an example of a volcanic mountain?

Examples of Volcanic Mountains are; Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Fujiyama. Andaman and Nicobar islands in India are the tip of the volcanic mountains which rise from the ocean floor. 

CAUSES OF VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS

WHEN A PART OF THE EARTH'S UPPER MANTLE OR LOWER CRUST MELTS, MAGMA FORMS. A VOLCANO IS ESSENCIALY AN OPENING OR A VENT THROUGH WHICH THIS MAGMA AND THE DISOLVED GASES IT CONTAINS ARE DISCHARGED.