Volcanic Eruption
Geography Key Stage 4
A picture of an active volcano.
Meaning
A volcanic eruption is a forceful explosion of volcanic material such as steam, lava, rocks and gases which may be toxic or dangerous to the environment.
About Volcanic Eruptions
- Volcanic eruptions are often severely damaging to the environment local to the volcano and can cause loss of human life in local settlements.
- Volcanic eruptions are often caused by movement in the Earth's tectonic plates that allows magma to rise to the surface of the earths's crust.
- During a volcanic eruption toxic gases and gases which are dangerous to the environment such as Sulphur Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide.