Slide 1The Geologic History of Washington State & Kittitas County Jana Jones Mabry Slide 2 Geologic History of Washington State n Overview of the processes responsible…

VOLCANOES CAUSE AND EFFECTS VOLCANOES Group Members Putu Agastya (03) I Putu Agi Karasugi (04) Cintya Meriasti (13) Dandy Christopher (14) DEFINITION A volcano is simply…

1. Prepared by: Tricia Suazo 2. ShieldVolcano Shield volcanoes are the largest volcanoes on earth.They are built by basalt lava flows and have gentle slopes that move from…

Slide 1 I. Effusive eruptions: relatively quiet, non-explosive mostly basaltic lava, flows freely. A. Central Vent Eruptions— lava flows out (sometimes fountaining) from…

Slide 1 Proterozoic Neoproterozoic 1 -0.545 bybp Mesoproterozoic 1.6-1 by Paleoproterozoic 2.5- 1.6bybp Slide 2 How is the Proterozoic different from the Archean? 1st example…

IGNEOUS INTRUSIONS Ardnamurchan, W. Scotland IGNEOUS INTRUSIONS Magma moves through joints, fractures and between the crystals of the solid rock of the crust and mantle.…

Where do we find igneous rocks? Divergent and convergent plate boundaries Continental margins above subduction zones Island arc volcanic chains above subduction zones Divergent…

Volcanism Mauna Loa, Hawaii Mt Pelee, Martinque Mt St Helens, WA 1981 Mt Vesuvius, Italy Mt Etna, Italy Thera, (Santorini) Greece Mt Fuji, Japan What causes Volcanism? Volcanism…

When the wave enters shallow water, it slows down and its amplitude (height) increases. Shield volcanoes are made of thousands of thin basalt lava flows. Because the lava…

Unit 6: Earth Shaped from the Outside in Unit 6: Earth Shaped from the Outside in Cycle 18: Volcanism & earthquakes Cycle 19: Plate Tectonics Cycle 20: Weathering &…