Ch. 9 (Savannah) Flashcards
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What is viscosity, and how does viscosity affect the release of volatiles?
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2
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How does silica content and the amount of volatiles determine the composition (felsic vs. mafic) and explosivity (viscosity) of magma?
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3
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Understand the differences between shield, cinder, and composite volcanoes
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4
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Identify how volcanic necks, fissure eruptions, and calderas form
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5
Q
Know the difference between dikes and sills, and how they form
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6
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Explain how decompression melting works
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7
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Explain how partial melting works
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8
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Know that volcanoes are most likely to form at plate boundaries
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