Earth Science, Lecture pt 3 (ch 6) Flashcards
What 4 settings does volcanic activity usually occur in?
- Isolated hot spots/ mantle plumes
- Volcanic arcs bordering deep ocean trenches (convergent)
- Mid-ocean ridges (divergent)
- Continental rifts (divergent)
What is viscosity?
The resistance to flow of a fluid
What does viscosity depend on?
Silica content, temperature, and volatiles
How does high temperatures affect viscosity?
They make viscosity lower
How does low temperatures affect viscosity?
They make viscosity higher
How does lower volatiles affect viscosity?
They make viscosity lower
How does higher volatiles affect viscosity?
They make viscosity higher
What are the types of volcanoes?
Shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes), lava domes, cinder cones (scoria cones), caldera.
What are some primary effects in volcano hazards?
- Lava flows
- Pyroclastic Activity
- Release of gases
What are some secondary effects in volcano hazards?
- Debris flows
- Mud flow/ lahars
- Debris Avalanches
- Floods
- Fires
What is pyroclastic activity?
A mixture of rock, ash, and gas that travels quickly.
Which one is more dangerous, pyroclastic activity or lava flow?
Pyroclastic activity because they spread around faster and farther, and because they are ejected more suddenly.
What is a caldera?
A gigantic volcanic depression
What are stratovolcanoes?
Large, cone-shaped volcanoes with steeper slopes
Magma may erupt along a linear tear called
Fissure
