endogenic processes

Geologic processes that shape the earth from beneath the earth.

endo – ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “inner; internal”)

volcanoes.

• active (left)
• dormant (middle)
• extinct (right)
ocean-ocean → subduction zone,
island arc (on less dense crust)
volcanoes. at PB
ocean-continent → subduction zone,
volcanic arc (on less dense crust,
continental)
continent-continent → mountain range
ocean-ocean → subduction zone, volcanoes. at C PB
island arc (on less dense crust)
ocean-continent → subduction zone, volcanoes. at C PB
volcanic arc (on less dense crust,
continental)
magma. at D PB
fissures
mid-ocean ridges
continental rift
intraplate
hotspots
intraplate
hotspots
intraplate
hotspots
 intraplate
hotspots

vs
magma. COMPOSITION

mafic. low silica : dark, not viscous,

flow easily into the surface
felsic. high silica : light, viscous,
churn within magma chamber
volcanoes. explosive eruption

rock, lava, ash and gas explosion

volcanoes. explosive eruption

rock, lava, ash and gas explosion

volcanoes. effusive eruption

mafic magma
volcanoes. effusive eruption

mafic magma
volcanoes. TYPES
• composite • shield • cinder cone
volcanoes. SUPERVOLCANOES
volcanoes. LANDFORMS
from lava
• volcano and vent
• lava dome
• lava plateau
• land
volcanoes. LANDFORMS
from magma
volcanoes. HOTSPRINGS
volcanoes. GEYSER
volcanoes. PREDICTION

• history of volcanic activity

• earthquakes
• slope deformation
• gas emissions
• remote monitoring