25.4 Flashcards

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1
Q

What is boundary that marks a density change between layers?

A

Discontinuity

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2
Q

How are discontinuity identified

A

By using size mic waves

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3
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What is a shadow zone?

A

No size mic waves have been recorded

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4
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What is another name for shadow zone

A

dead zone

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5
Q

what are the degrees that the dead zone falls threw

A

105-140

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6
Q

is the outer core a solid or a liquid

A

liquid

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7
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is the inter core a solid or a liquid and why

A

solid because of the pressure

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8
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what makes up the lithosphere

A

the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle

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9
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what is the asthenosphere

A

plastic like layer that Earth plates move on

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10
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what elimits make up the mantle

A

calcium, aluminum, and magnesium

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11
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which elements make up the core

A

iron and nickle

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12
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The measure of a fluids resistance to flow

A

Viscosity

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13
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A chemical compound silicon dioxide, sica, which is a common ingredient in moat magma

A

Silica

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14
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Tend to be small, have heights in the hundreds of meters range, and have short eruption cycles

A

Cinder Cone Volcano

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15
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Broad, flats structures composed of the layer upon layer of lava flows

A

Shields Volcanoes

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16
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Large and steep- sided, often thousands of meters high and tens of kilometers across the base, and composed layers of both lava and ash

A

Composite Volcanoes

17
Q

What is the molded or liquid rock in the middle of the Earth called

A

magma

18
Q

Where is the ring of fire located

A

Pacific Ocean

19
Q

what form when tectonic plate collide with subduction zones

A

Volcanoes

20
Q

what two specific location have volcanic activity due to divergents

A

East African rift valley, Mid Atlantic Ridge

21
Q

Are hot spots stationary

A

yes

22
Q

what are created form hot spots

A

islands( the Hawaiian Island)

23
Q

if a viscosity is higher, is it going to flow faster or slower

A

slower

24
Q

if magma has a high viscosity is it going to have more or less silica

A

more silica

25
Q

what is pyroclastic material

A

any solid material that erupts from a volcano

26
Q

what is the smallest type of pyroclastic material

A

ash

27
Q

what is the biggest type of pyroclastic material

A

volcano blocks and bombs

28
Q

what are the gas that come form volcanoes

A

water vapor, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide

29
Q

how are volcanoes classified

A

by shape, size and material that erupts form them