🔬 Science · Volcanoes & Earthquakes
Eruption Types & Volcano Shape
Understand that not all volcanic eruptions are the same: some flow gently (effusive) and some explode violently (explosive), depending on the properties of the magma, and that volcano shape is related to eruption type
Typical age: 9–11 years
“If your child compared pictures of a gently oozing Hawaiian volcano and a violently erupting one like Mount St Helens, could they explain why eruptions look so different and how that relates to the volcano's shape?”
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