2nd Page 1.1 Flashcards

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Glowing avalanche

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Freshly erupted magma forms hot puroclastic flow

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The most dangerous type of volcanic eruption.

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Glowing avalanche

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Temperature reach up to 1,200 degrees celcius.

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Hot pyroclastic flow

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Where does the pyroclatic flow surge down?

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Down the flanks of a volcano

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How fast does a pyroclatic flow surge down?

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Several hundred kilometers per hour

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Who studies the materials that flow out of a volcano?

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Geologists

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Four types of lava

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Basalt, an igneous rock
Rhyolite, resembles a granite
Andesite
Pumice

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Dark colored lava that contains a lote of water.

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Basalt

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Lava that is rich in iron and magnesium.

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Basalt

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9
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Light colored lava that contains very little water.

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Rhyolite

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Lava that contains iron, magnesium and silica.

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Rhyolite

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Resembles granite

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Rhyolite

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Lava that has a chemical composition similar to that of the dark and light colored.

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Andesite

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A different variety of igneous rock.

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Andesite

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14
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Lava the contains large amounts of gas.

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Pumice

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It forms a rock with manh holes in them.

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Pumice

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Why does holes form? (Pumice)

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The gas bubbles are trapped as the lava hardens.

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Scoria

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Pumice