Week 13 CFU Volcanoes

Geothermal feature that allows steam and gas to escape and makes a screaming noise.

• Fumarole
• Cinder Cone Volcano
• Composite Volcano
• Geyser
• Hot Spot

Largest type of volcano, gently sloping sides, quiet eruptions, example is Mauna Loa.

• Shield Volcano
• Cinder Cone Volcano
• Composite Volcano
• Fumarole
• Geyser

Volcano with steep sides, explosive eruptions, smallest, example is Lassen Park in California.

• Cinder Cone Volcano
• Composite Volcano
• Fumarole
• Geyser
• Hot Spot

Acidic spring that has limited water making it "muddy".

• Mud Pot
• Cinder Cone Volcano
• Composite Volcano
• Fumarole
• Geyser

Volcanoes that form far from plate boundaries.

• Hot Spot
• Cinder Cone Volcano
• Composite Volcano
• Fumarole
• Geyser

Volcano that has quiet and explosive eruptions, tall majestic mountains, most dangerous to humans, example is Mt. St. Helens.

• Composite Volcano
• Cinder Cone Volcano
• Fumarole
• Geyser
• Hot Spot

Spring whose hot water is brought to the surface by pressure and turns to steam when it reaches the atmosphere; erupt pretty regularly.

• Geyser
• Cinder Cone Volcano
• Composite Volcano
• Fumarole
• Hot Spot

Volcano that is very large and explosive and erupts rarely but violently.

• Supervolcano
• Cinder Cone Volcano
• Composite Volcano
• Fumarole
• Geyser

A natural spring whose temperatures are greater than 98F and contain thermophiles.

• Hot Spring
• Cinder Cone Volcano
• Composite Volcano
• Fumarole
• Geyser

What powers a volcano?

• the sun
• heat from the core
• wind
• water