Transcript Volcano - Dualla NS

Volcanoes
What is it??
It is...
• an opening, or rupture, in
the Earth's surface or crust,
which allows hot melted
rock, volcanic ash and
gases to escape from below
the surface.
Why does it look like a mountain?
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1. Magma chamber
2. Bedrock
3. Conduit (pipe)
4. Base
5. Sill
6. Branch pipe
7. Layers of ash emitted by the
volcano
8. Flank
9. Layers of lava emitted by the
volcano
10. Throat
11. Parasitic cone
12. Lava flow
13. Vent
14. Crater
15. Ash cloud
•Because melted rock
of the past explosions
became solid and
gave the volcano the
shape of a mountain.
Volcanoes in Italy
Il Vesuvio
Il Vesuvio
Vesuvio
• Vesuvio is a mountain shape volcano in
the Gulf of Naples
• it is not currently erupting, it is sleeping
• Mount Vesuvius is best known for its
eruption in AD 79 that destroyed of the
Roman cities of Pompeii and
Herculaneum. They were never rebuilt.
The towns' locations were rediscovered in
the 18th century.
Explosions
• From 79 B. C. up to 1944
• There has been no eruption since 1944,
and none of the post-79 eruptions were as
large or destructive as the Pompeian one.
Other Volcanoes
• The two other major active volcanoes in
Italy, Etna and Stromboli, are located on
the islands of Sicily and Stromboli
respectively.
Stromboli
Stromboli
Where is Stromboli?
Etna
ETNA
ETNA
Where is Etna?