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found beneath earths surface
magma
magma is usually composed of
silicon, aluminun, iron, magnesium, calcium, potassium, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium
the degree of resistance to flow
viscosity
the temperature stays the same but the pressure decreases
decompression melting
gaseous substances are added into the hot solid rocks
flux melting
caused by very hot magma bringing additional heat
heat transfer melting
when a rock begins to melt (only minerals)
partial meeting
the process of rock formation
volcanoes
an opening for air, smoke, and fumes
vent
bowl shaped at the top
crater
sheet of molten or solidified lava
lava flow
pushes its way between layers of sediments
sill
cloud of gas, steam, ash, dust, and coarser fragments
ash cloud
connects to the secondary cone for the lava to flow
secondary vent
entrance of volcano
throat
an underground passage where magma travels through
conduit
reservoir of magma
magma chamber
produces low viscosity, runny lava
shield volcano
majestic giants, steep sides and a symmetrical cone shape
stratovolcanoes or composite volcanoes
conical hill of loose pyroclastic fragments
cinder volcanoes
event when the lava is spewed out
eruption
dominated by the flow of lava
effusive eruption
it ejects ash and larger fragments, forming ash clouds, collapse and cover the slopes of the volcano
explosive eruption
vibration in the surface of earth
earthquake
determined by the intersection of a geological fault
fault line
point on earth surface directly above
epicenter
point where energy is originated
focus or hypocentre
usually caused by explotion or collapse
minor earthquake
caused by plate tectonic movement
major earthquake
energy is released from the hypocentre
seismic waves
waves that travel within the interior of earth
body waves
move back and forth parallel
p waves
move back and forth perpendicular
s waves
waves that travel along the earth surface
surface waves
move back and forth in a snake-like movement
love waves
cause the ground to ripple up and down
rayleigh waves
instrument that detects and record the ground motion
seismograph
indicates the relative size of energy
magnitude
amount of damage brought about by an earthquake
intensity
rocks change in shape, size, and location
deformation
planar structures resulting from brittle deformation
faults
produced by deformation of ductile materials
folds
moves down with the respect to the footwall
normal fault
formed when the hanging wall moves up
reverse fault
slide past each other
strike slip fault