G100: Earth Revealed

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Episode 13: Volcanism

 

The questions for those who want to copy into Word:

1. What are pillow lavas and rift zones? How and where do they form?

2. What factors contribute to the explosiveness of intermediate volcanoes?

3. What tectonic setting play host to the different types of volcanoes?

4. Describe the general differences between mafic, intermediate, and felsic volcanoes.

5. How do volcanologists predict eruptions?

 

 

For those using the "fill-in-the-form" method:

 

 

Your Name

 

Episode

 

What are pillow lavas and rift zones? How and where do they form?

 

What factors contribute to the explosiveness of intermediate volcanoes?

 

What tectonic setting play host to the different types of volcanoes?

 

Describe the general differences between mafic, intermediate, and felsic volcanoes.

 

How do volcanologists predict eruptions?

 

 

 

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