Le Science 9 Q3 (W1)
Le Science 9 Q3 (W1)
Le Science 9 Q3 (W1)
Do all your illustrations appear like a typical volcano in your mind? (Which one
do? Which one do not?) Gazing on the images of Mt. Mayon in many of you as a
child, you often associate volcanoes to tallness and having a perfect shape.
Looking on Taal Volcano will let you think that eruptions destroy the great
features of a volcano. On the other hand, volcanoes are not bounded to a certain
physical features and shapes. Volcano 3 in the activity describes Mt. Mayon and
all other composite volcanoes. This volcanic shape features high elevation with a
slope like the sides of a triangle. Mt. Mayon is a wonder in the world because of
its almost perfect cone shape and this is a very special case and not the shape to
be expected for all volcanoes. Some volcanoes are naturally small with a very
steep slope which is describe in Volcano 2. This type of volcanic shape is called
cinder volcano. Even though Taal Volcano is a small volcano it doesn’t necessarily
classified as cinder volcano. Taal is a composite volcano like almost all other
volcanoes found in the Philippines and the Pacific Ring of Fire. Features of Taal
was destroyed after an inferred massive eruption before written history. Cinder
volcanoes are formed in a short period of time with size and shape like a hill (try
to recall the images of Chocolate Hills). These volcanoes are made out of lava that
accumulated and solidified together. Lastly, Volcano 1 refers to a volcano which is
much unlikely to our standards of a typical volcano. Shield volcanoes are
extremely huge volcanoes as big as the islands of Hawaii. They are not high and
have a very broad shape with almost no slope. To compare its size to other
volcanoes, there are almost 100 hundred identified cinder volcanoes in Mt.
Kilauea, a shield volcano in the island of Hawaii. Volcanoes have different shapes
because of the different ways on how they are formed. The explanation for this
would be discussed on Grade 10. For now, let us continue on the different types
of eruptions of these volcanoes. Since you are already familiar with the types of
volcanoes, this time we are going to explore the different types of volcanic
eruptions. According to Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
(PHIVOLCS), Philippines sits on an ideal place where volcanoes form. Our country
has 300 named and unnamed volcanoes, 23 of which are considered to be active,
27 potentially active and the rest are inactive. Since you are already aware that
our country has many volcanoes, it is time for us to be prepared. We can never
tell when volcanic eruption will occur. What do you think will happen when
volcanoes erupt? The types of volcanic eruptions are Phreatic or Hydrothermal,
Phreatomagmatic, Strombolian, Vulcanian and Plinian. The type of volcanic
eruption depends on the water content of the magma.
D. Assimilation
V. Reflection