3rd Monthly Test Flashcards

G9

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A vent, hill, or mountain that erupts

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Volcanoes

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Volcanoes are mostly found in the

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Pacific Ring of Fire,

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another name for Pacific Ring of Fire,

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Circum-Pacific Belt.

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4
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monitors volcanoes in the philippines

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PHIVOLCS

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5
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meaning of PHIVOLCS

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Philippine Institution of Volcanology and Seismology

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The side of the volcano

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Flank

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Molten rock that erupts from a volcano and solidifies as it cools.

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Lava

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Mouth of a volcano

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Crater

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The highest part of a volcano

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Summit

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The entrance; part of a conduit that ejects lava and ash

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Throat

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11
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fragments of lava and rock smaller than 2mm.

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Ash

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A cloud of ash

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Ash cloud

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Molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface.

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Magma

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Underground passage magma travels through. It connects the magma chamber to the throat.

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Conduit

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Flat piece of rock formed when magma hardens

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Sill

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Bodies of magma that cut through and across the layering of adjacent rocks. Formed when magma goes through fractures and solidifies.

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Dike

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17
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Small cone shaped volcano formed by the accumulations of volcanic debris.

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Parasitic Cone

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The actual opening where the lava and ash come from.

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Vent

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Classification of A Volcano

According to Shapes

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Cinder Cone, Composite, Shield

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Simplest type. Built from pyroclasts. Usually small.

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Cinder Cone

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21
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another name for Cinder Cone

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scoria cones

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Formed when viscous andestic lava flows out of a vent for a very long time

23
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Cone is symmetrical. Explosive eruptions.

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Another name for composite volcanos

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Stratovolcanoes

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Formed by less viscous basaltic lava.
Shield
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Dome shaped with a wide base.
Shield
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Volcanos according to eruption
Active, Dormant, Inactive/Extinct
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Driven by steam due to rapid heating beneath a volcano. Releases steam.
Phreatic
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Occurs when water interacts with magma.
Phreatomagmatic
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Fountains of either basaltic or andesitic lava.
Strombolian
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Steam, viscous lava, volcanic material that very quickly gows down.
Pelean
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Tall eruptions that go up to 20km high.
Volcanian
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Most destructive and violent eruptions.
Plinian
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Volcanic materials go more than 20km high and form an eruption column.
Pilinian
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Advantages of volcanic eruption
Cools down the Earth
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Comes from heat contained in fluids in rocks beneath the Earth.
Geothermal Energy
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geothermal energy is obtained by what
drilling wells
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The Philippines is the ??? producer of geothermal energy globally.
3rd largest prducer
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How is Geothermal Energy generated?
Thermal energy from earth, mechanical energy in turbine, mechanical energy in generator, electrical energy
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2 ways
Geothermal Powerplants Geothermal Heat pumps
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Where the heat of the Earth changes water into steam, then the steam turns a turbine.
Geothermal Power Plants
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Removes heat from the fluid in the Earth’s connection, concentrates it, then transfers it
Geothermal Heat Pumps
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Advantages of Geothermal Energy
Renewable, Sustainable, Environmentally friendly
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Disadvantaged of Geothermal energy
Trigger earthquakes Costly Environmentall PRoblems Location-restricted
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Geo comes from the word
Earth
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Therme comes from the word
Heat
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volcanos according to eruption
Active, Dormant extinct
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they have erupted at least once in the last past 10 000 years and are likely to erupt again
Active
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active but not erupting; however they are expected to erupt anytime soon
Dormant
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not had any eruption in the past 10 000 years and are expected not to erupt anymore in the future
Extinct / Inactive
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Eruptions can be classified as
effusive or explosive
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Give examples of active volcanos
Mayon, Hibok-Hibok and Taal
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low in viscosity and low in gas content
Effusive eruptions
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high viscosity and high gas content.
Explosive eruptions