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Chapter 2: Geology Flashcards

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The study of the earth

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Geology

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The 3 major layers of the earth based on composition

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Crust, mantle, and core

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Outer layer of the earth made of solid rock

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Crust

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Deposits of sand, mineral fragments, or organic materials usually left by wind or water that can be found in the earth’s crust

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Sediments

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The most abundant element in the earth’s crust

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Oxygen

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Type of crust composed of granite (silica and aluminum oxide)

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Continental crust

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Type of crust composed of basalt and gabbro

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Oceanic crust

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Middle layer of the earth

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Mantle

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Earthquake vibrations used to determine what lies beneath the earth’s crust

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Seismic waves

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Lower boundary of the crust that marks the change in rock density within the earth (Hint: Croatia)

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Moho, or Mohorovičić discontinuity

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The first person to use seismic waves to map the earth’s interior

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Andrija Mohorovicic

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The middle layer of the earth

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Mantle

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The area between the upper and lower mantle that marks where the two portions merge

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Transition zone

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The rocks of the mantle that flow more like a thick, syrupy liquid in slow motion

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Plastic rock

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The deeper you go in the earth, the ____________ the temperature becomes.

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Higher

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The lower boundary of he mantle that marks yet another change in the earth’s density

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Core-mantle boundary, or Gutenberg discontinuity

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The central part of the earth

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Core

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Layer of the core that is assumed to be composed of molten (liquid) iron and nickel

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Outer core

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Layer of the core that is assumed to be composed of solid iron and nickel

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Inner core

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Portions of solid rock that float like rafts on the plastic rock of the upper mantle

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Tectonic plates

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A region of the earth’s crust and upper mantle composed of rigid plates

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Lithosphere

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The plastic rock hat forms the lower portion of the upper mantle

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Asthenosphere

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Theory that the plates and their movements affect geologic structures and processes

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Plate tectonics

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The fracture zone that results from layers of rock breaking and moving due to the strain of forces upon it. The boundary between stationary rocks and moving rocks

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Fault

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Type of fault that occurs when rocks along one side of a fault sink vertically (often results in cliffs)

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Normal fault

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Type of fault that occurs when rocks along one side of a fault move horizontally along a fault

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Strike-slip fault

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Type of fault caused by rocks on one side of a fault being shoved on top of the rocks on the other side.

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Thrust fault

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The result of the bending or buckling of rock under great force

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Fold

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Rocks that bend downward in the folding process for a trough-like structure called a ____________.

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Syncline

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Rocks that buckle upward during folding form an arch-like structure called a(n) ________________.

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Anticline

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Elevated land masses that are higher than hills

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Mountains

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Formed when molten rock erupts from the earth’s crust

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Volcanic mountains

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Formed when molten rock is formed beneath an overlying rock layer, forcing that rock layer upward into a blister like shape

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Domes mountain

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Formed when the edges of two adjacent tectonic plates were pushed together, causing the layers to buckle

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Folded mountains

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Formed when rocks along one side of a fault are forced upward while the rocks on the other side sink

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Fault-block mountain

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Maps that show an area’s elevation, natural features, and man-made structures

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Topographic maps

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A computer system that stores and processes geographic data

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Geographic information system (GIS)

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Earthquakes that result from the sudden movements of rock beneath the earth’s surface

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Tectonic earthquakes

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A weak earthquake

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Tremor

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Smaller earthquakes or tremors

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Aftershocks

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The study of earthquakes

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Seismology

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Sudden movement of rock masses along a fault

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Faulting

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Theory that rocks on either side of a fault spring back to a position of little or no strain at the moment of an earthquake, triggering vibrations in the earth’s crust

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Elastic rebound theory

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Famous strike-slip fault in western California

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San Andreas fault

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Rocks along a fault that may be polished smooth by rapid movement of the earth’s crust (due to horizontal pressure)

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Slickensides

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The point where an earthquake begins underground

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Hypocenter

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The point above ground where an earthquake begins

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Epicenter

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The 3 earthquake classifications

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Shallow-focus, intermediate-focus, and deep-focus

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The most active narrow belt or zone where nearly 80% of all earthquakes occur

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Circum-Pacific belt

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Earthquake zone that stretches from Southern Europe into Asia

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Alpide belt

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The fastest earthquake waves that occur in a rhythmic push-pull motion

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P waves, Primary waves

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Earthquakes that consist of rhythmic side-to-side motion, occurring at right angles to the direction that the waves travel

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S waves, secondary waves

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The slowest earthquake waves that are very similar to ocean waves in their movement

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Surface waves

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Instrument used to record earthquakes

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Seismograph

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Device connected to a seismograph that detects the earth’s movements

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Seismometer

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The record produced by a seismograph

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Seismogram

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Computer system that calculates the epicenter and strength of an earthquake and sends out an alert to those who will soon be affected by the earthquake

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Earthquake early warning system, (EEW system)

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The scale with twelve degrees of intensity based on human reactions and structural damage (non-mathematical)

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Modified Mercalli scale (MM)

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Scale used to measure earthquake strength mathematically

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Richter magnitude scale (or local magnitude scale)

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The most reliable method for measuring an earthquake’s magnitude

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Moment magnitude scale

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Building systems constructed on bedrock

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Fixed-based systems

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Building systems resting on isolators that absorb the seismic energy

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Base-isolated systems

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What are the moveable “stilts” that separate a building from its foundation

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Isolators

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Engineering devices that are added to structures to absorb some of the seismic energy to lessen the stress on the building, minimizing deformation

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Energy-dissipating devices

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An opening in the earth’s surface through which hot gases, ash, and molten rock are ejected from the earth’s interior

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Volcano

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The channel through which gases, ash, and rock are ejected

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Vent

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Molten rock beneath the earth’s surface

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Magma

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Reservoir of molten rock located several kilometers beneath the surface

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Magma chamber

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What is the actual source of a volcanic eruption?

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The underground magma chamber

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The study of volcanoes and volcano-related phenomena

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Volcanology

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Scientists who study volcanoes

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Volcanologists

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Which kind of volcanoes consist primarily of erupted volcanic ash and rock fragments (cinders)?

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Cinder-cone volcanoes

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A volcano that pours out large quantities of highly fluid lava in rather mild eruptions produces a broad, gently sloping cone called a…

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Shield volcano

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Symmetrical, wide-based mountains that consist of alternating layers of lava and cinders

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Composite volcanoes (stratovolcanoes)

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If a volcano has erupted within recorded history or is currently producing seismic activity, it is considered to be

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Active

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An inactive volcano that could erupt again is classified as

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Dormant

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A volcano that will probably not erupt again is classified as

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Extinct

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A narrow zone of active volcanoes that parallels the circum-Pacific belt where more than half of the world’s active volcanoes are in this belt

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the Ring of Fire

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The violence of a volcano’s eruption depends upon which two factors?

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  1. Viscosity of the magma
  2. Amount of dissolved gas in the magma
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Will magma with low viscosity have a violent or gentle lava flow?

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Gentle lava flow

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Will magma with a high viscosity have a violent or gentle lava flow?

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Violent lava flow

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Any substance emitted by an active volcano

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Ejecta

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What are the three different types of ejecta?

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Gases, liquids, and solids

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The molten rock that flows from volcanoes

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Lava

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The lava that hardens to form either a smooth surface or a ropy surface

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Pahoehoe

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Lava that hardens into rough, jagged rocks with a crumbly texture

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Aa

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Occasionally lava is emitted underwater or flows into the ocean or a lake before solidifying almost instantly and forming rounded structures resembling pillows

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Pillow lava

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General term for particles or blocks of solid volcanic ejecta

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Pyroclasts

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Tiny droplets of lava that form fine Pyroclastic particles less than 2 mm (0.08 in). They are light enough to be carried long distances by the wind.

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Volcanic ash

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Ejecta that are larger than 2mm but less than 64mm in diameter

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Lapilli

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Solid, irregularly shaped lumps of hardened lava, often large and boulder-like. They form when lava hardens within the volcano.

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Volcanic blocks

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Pyroclastic ejecta that form when lava is hurled into the air then hardens into rock before it hits the ground. They have a rounded “almond” or “teardrop” shape

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Volcanic bombs

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This phenomenon consists of a superheated cloud of gas and volcanic ash that travels swiftly down the volcanic slope as an avalanche.

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Pyroclastic flow

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A scale to measure the explosiveness of a volcano’s eruptions

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Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)

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Huge bowl-shaped craters that are thought to form when the magma chamber beneath a volcano is emptied of magma, causing it to collapse under its own weight.

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Calderas

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Geological features that form when the surface of a large lava flow hardens but the lava beneath remains molten and continues to flow

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Lava tunnels (or lava tubes)

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Magma that forces its way through cracks and weak spots in the rocks surrounding the magma chamber and solidify producing masses of volcanic rock beneath the surface

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Igneous intrusions

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When volcanic magma that hardens in a vertical crack or fissure, it forms a vertical, sheet-like mass of igneous rock called a _____.

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Dike

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When magma squeezes between two horizontal layers of rock, it forms a horizontal, sheet-like mass of igneous rock called a(n) _______.

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Sill

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Unusually stiff magma that does not spread enough to form a sill, instead bulges the overlying rocks upward to produce a dome-like intrusion

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Laccolith

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Igneous intrusions similar to laccoliths, but far larger

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Batholiths

Science 8 (Miss Reynolds) (5 decks)

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