DRRR Flashcards

1
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an opening in earth’s crust from which molten or hot rocks with gaseous material have been ejected

A

Volcanoes

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2
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also referred to as Circum-Pacific Belt

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Pacific ring of fire

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3
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The reason why the Philippines is considered a hazard prone area

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Pacific ring of fire

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4
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a piece of rock formed when magma hardens in a crack in a volcano

A

Sill

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5
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a passage that magma travels through

A

Conduit

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6
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the general name given to anything thrown into the air during a volcanic eruption

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Tephra

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7
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Molten rock beneath earth’s surface

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Magma Reservoir

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8
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molten rocks that erupts from a volcano that solidifies as it cools

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Lava flow

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9
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an opening in earth’s surface through which volcanic materials escape

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Vent

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10
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Mouth of a volcano

A

Crater

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11
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fragments of lava or rock that are blasted into the air by volcanic eruptions

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Ash cloud

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12
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The number of volcanoes in the philippines

A

300

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13
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The number of active volcanoes in the PH

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24

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14
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The meaning of PHILVOCS

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Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

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15
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volcanoes that has erupted recently or is expected to erupt

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Active Volcano

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16
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Currently inactive but has the potential to erupt

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Dormant/Inactive volcanoes

17
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A volcano that is no longer active and is not expected to erupt again, no longer pose a direct threat of eruption

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Extinct Volcano

18
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volcano-related phenomena that pose potential threat or negative impact.

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Volcanic Hazards

19
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A mixture of material that forms a mud that is powerful enough to remove or carry buildings.

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Lahar (mud flow)

20
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compromised of fragments or rocks, minerals, glass

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Ash FallP

21
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fast-moving fluidized mass of rock fragments and gasses

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Pyroclastic Flow

22
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rock fragment that is ejected from a volcano during its explosive eruption

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Ballistic Projectile

23
Q

consist of sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, poisonous and hazardous to organism

A

Volcanic Gas

24
Q

molten rocks that pours down from the slopes of the volcano

A

Lava flow