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The Formation and Classification of Volcanoes
TLDR Volcanoes are formed when molten rock from the Earth's mantle rises to the surface through cracks and crevices. The type of volcanic eruption depends on factors such as viscosity and gas content, and volcanoes are classified as active, dormant, or extinct based on their eruption history.
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Volcanoes are formed when the inner earth leaks out into the outer earth, causing fire and potentially danger.
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The Earth is composed of three layers: the outer crust, the mantle, and the inner core, with pressure being the key factor in preventing the mantle from melting; volcanic activity can occur through plate tectonics, such as plates moving away from each other or plates moving together in a subduction zone.
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Volcanic activity can occur through plate tectonics, such as plates moving away from each other or plates moving together in a subduction zone, or through interplate or hotspot volcanic activity within a solid plate.
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Magma moves upward towards the Earth's surface through cracks and crevices, and as long as the upward pressure is greater than the downward pressure, it will continue to rise and eventually create a volcano.
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The viscosity and amount of gas bubbles present determine the type of volcanic eruption, with high viscosity and more gas bubbles resulting in a big eruption, and low viscosity and fewer gas bubbles resulting in a smaller eruption.
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The Plinian eruption is the big, explosive eruption that shoots a 30 mile column of material into the air, while the Hawaiian eruption is slower and produces lava lakes and craters.
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There are different types of volcanic eruptions, including the Fisher eruption which occurs along a trench and produces a curtain of fire, the Volcanian eruption which shoots pyroclastic bombs into the air, and the Hydro, Volcanic eruption which occurs near water and turns volcanic material into fine ash.
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Volcanoes are classified as active if they are erupting within recorded history, dormant if they have erupted within the last 10,000 years but are not currently showing signs, and extinct if they have not erupted in 10,000 years, although the classification is subjective and can be revised.
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