{"id":3714,"date":"2020-11-19T13:16:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T13:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=3714"},"modified":"2020-11-21T03:07:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T03:07:02","slug":"volcanic-eruptions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/volcanic-eruptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Volcanic Eruptions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3714\" class=\"elementor elementor-3714\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f255b89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f255b89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0e6b80\" 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data-id=\"289607a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Landforms<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef182e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"ef182e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-landform-formation-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3766 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-landform\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a Landform?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3765 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/crustal-deformation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Crustal Deformation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3764 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/volcanic-eruptions\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Volcanic Eruptions<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3763 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/sediment-deposition\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Sediment Deposition<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3762 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/weathering\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Weathering<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3761 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/erosion\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Erosion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-4296 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wind-erosion\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Wind Erosion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-4297 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/river-erosion\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">River Erosion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3760 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-landforms\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of Landforms<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5996f93 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5996f93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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[]).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-768c947\" data-id=\"768c947\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db554d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db554d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Landforms formed from Volcanic Eruptions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88f9f24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88f9f24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Volcanic activity is another&nbsp;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">constructive factor<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;in the formation of landforms. Volcanic action involves the release of molten magma (melted rock) from deep below the earth&#8217;s surface. When molten magma is spewed onto the earth&#8217;s surface, it is called&nbsp;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">lava<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. When lava cools off on the earth\u2019s surface, they solidify and may form land features. This action is responsible for the formations of many spectacular landforms. Some examples of landforms created by volcanic activity include lava domes, plateaux, and calderas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><i>It is key to know the relationship between volcanoes and mountains. A volcano is only a vent (hole in the earth&#8217;s crust) through which lava spews out. It means a volcano alone is not a mountain. It becomes a mountain when the spewed out lava solidifies around the vent to form a hard, rocky mound around the vent.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3865\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3865\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3865\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/volcanoes-and-landforms.jpg\" alt=\"How do volcanoes result in landforms?\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/volcanoes-and-landforms.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/volcanoes-and-landforms-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/volcanoes-and-landforms-370x265.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How do volcanoes result in landforms?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Landforms formed from the volcanic activity will depend on the kind of volcano it is or the material produced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here are a few important examples of landforms from volcanic eruptions<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b><i>Shield Volcanoes:<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They form by non-explosive eruptions of low viscosity (more fluid lava) lava. The features of this kind of volcano are its gentle upper slopes and steep lower slopes. Low viscosity material from the vent spreads around quickly before they cool and solidify. As they cool, viscosity increases, causing it to thicken at the edges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b><i>Craters and Calderas:<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These are circular depressions that collect rainwater or snowmelt and are created by very explosive and gaseous eruptions. They are formed by a collapse of a volcanic structure. Craters are smaller in size (less than 1km in diameter), and Calderas are larger (between 1km\u201350km). Examples include Yellowstone Caldera in Wyoming, Long Valley Caldera in eastern California, and Valles Caldera in New Mexico.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><i><b>Plateau:<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3864\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/what-is-a-plateau.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/what-is-a-plateau.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/what-is-a-plateau-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br>A plateau is an elevated portion of the land with a flat surface. It often has steep slopes or cliffs at one or more sides. It is nicknamed tableland because it looks like a table. They are very common and believed to cover a third of the total land area of planet earth. Plateaux are formed in many ways. One way is when volcanoes erupt small amounts of lava over a long period. The lava is usually low in viscosity, and so it easily spreads over a long distance before they harden.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad48e47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad48e47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our research for this topic included these sources:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c171025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c171025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. Volcanic Landforms, Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics, Prof. Stephen A. Nelson<br \/>www.tulane.edu\/~sanelson\/Natural_Disasters\/volclandforms.htm<\/p><p>2. Dunn, Margery G. (Editor). 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Crustal Deformation Volcanic Eruptions Sediment Deposition Weathering Erosion Wind Erosion River Erosion Types of Landforms Landforms formed from Volcanic Eruptions Volcanic activity is another&nbsp;constructive factor&nbsp;in the formation of landforms. Volcanic action involves the release of molten magma (melted rock) from deep below the earth&#8217;s surface. 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