Endogenic processes

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Formed or occurring beneath the surface of
the Earth

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Endogenic

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Endo comes from the greek word

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“Endon”

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THE TWO FORCES BEHIND ENDOGENIC MOVEMENTS

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Thermal and gravitational energy

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Endo comes from the greek word “Endon” which means?

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Within

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Caused by radioactive decay and primoirdial heat

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Thermal energy

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2 types of diastrophism

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Orogenic and epeirogenic

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also known as the process of “mountain building”

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orogenic

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2 types of sudden movement?

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Volcanoes and earthquakes

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caused by the balance
between the frictional heating the Earth’s own mass and its angular momentum.

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Gravitational energy

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It refers to the deformation of the Earth’s crust

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Diastrophism

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also known as the process of “continental building”

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Epeirogenic

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A conical hill or mountain that has a
crater or vent through which the lava and other fragments are being erupted from the Earth’s crust

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Volcanoes

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temperature stays the same but the pressure decreases.

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Decompression melting

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volatiles comes into contact with hot-solid rock

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Flux melting

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Sites of flux melting?

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Subduction zones

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Sites of decompression melting?

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Mid ocean ridges, volcanic hotpots, and rift valley

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It is the ground shaking caused by the sudden movement of one block
of rock along the faults.

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Earthquake

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when a rock begins to melt, only certain minerals are melted

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Partial melting

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Site of partial melting

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Mid ocean ridges, volcanic hotspots, rift valleys

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If the magma is separated from rock that has not undergone complete melting, the magma will consists of components that melted at lower temperature

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Fractionation

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A vent or series of vents in the crust

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Volcanoes

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Site of heat induced melting

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Hotspots

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surrounding rocks are being melted because there is an increase in temperature.

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Heat induced melting

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violent explosive eruption ejects of volcanic ash

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Ash cloud

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an opening exposed on the Earth’s surface where volcanic material is emitted

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Volcanic vent

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the mouth of the vent

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Crater

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a discordant tabular body intrusion

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Dike

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cone-shaped accumulation of volcanic material which is not a part of the vent

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Parasitic cone

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a large circular depression formed by the collapse or explosion of the volcano

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Caldera

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any type of igneous intrusions that has split apart two strata

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Laccolith

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Pool of magma

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Magma chamber

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erupted in the last 10,000 years

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Active volcano

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has no eruption history but the volcano is geologically young looking.

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Partially active volcano

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a concordant tabular sheet intrusion

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Sill

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partially or completely molten rock that ooze from an erupting vent

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Lava flow

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it is also known as Extinct Volcano

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Inactive volcanoes

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Partially active volcano is also known as?

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Dormant volcano

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Dominated by Lava

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Effusive

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Lava with smooth surface

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Pahoehoe

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Lava with rough surface

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a'a

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Ejects ash and larger fragments of broken up pyroclastic materials, forming ash clouds that eventually collapse and cover the slopes of the volcano

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Explosive

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Pure volcanic rocks

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Obsidian

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Volcanic glass but with frothy texture characterized by lots of open spaces caused by gas bubbles.

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Pumcie

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fragmental materials of various grain size produced by volcano.

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Pyroclastic debris

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broad dome with gentle slope that covers a very wide area.

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Shield volcano

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granular material formed by lava fountains

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Cinder

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Is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava

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Strato or composite volcano

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Consists of small cone formed by spattering of lava.

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Cinder cone volcano