Objectives For Final - Chapter 4
Distinguish among eruption styles of volcanoes that erupt silica-rich magmas, silica-poor magmas, and intermediate composition magmas.
- Name the extrusive igneous rocks that each magma produces.
Describe the formation of calderas, shield volcanoes, composite volcanoes and cinder cones. Describe the tectonic settings in which each is likely to occur.
Explain the world-wide distribution of composite volcanoes; relate the distribution of volcanoes to plate tectonics.