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Geography Smith = Hazards = Volcanoes + Case Study 🌋 > General = Volcanoes > Flashcards

General = Volcanoes Flashcards

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Vulcancity

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Refers to all volcanic activities related to magma forced through crust

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Volcano (2)

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Openings in earths crust
Lava ash and gas erupt

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Constructive margin - oceanic (2)

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Oceanic ridges
Mid Atlantic ridge

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Constructive - Continental (2+)

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Rift Valley
African Rift Valley - mt Kilimanjaro

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Destructive (2)

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Ring of fire - Pacific Ocean
Most Violent

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Intraplate (3)

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Over hotspots
Middle of pacific
Hawaiian islands

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Constructive type of lava

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Basaltic

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Constructive characteristics (3)

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Runny
Less viscous
Low in silica

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Constructive type of eruption (2)

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Little violence
Gas escapes easily

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Constructive - form (2)

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Shield volcano
Lava only

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Destructive - type of magma

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Acidic

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Destructive lava characteristics (3)

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Slow flowing
Viscous
High in silica

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Destructive - type of eruption

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Potentially explosive

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Destructive - hazards (3)

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Tephra
Pyroclastic flow
Ash + gas

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Destructive - form (2)

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Composite cone
Layers ash and lava

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Primary hazards (6)

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Lava flows
Pyroclastic flow
Tephra
Nuees ardentes
Ash fallout
Gases

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Secondary hazards (4)

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Mudflows
Landslides
Tsunamis
Acid rain

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Lava flow (2++)

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Basaltic = higher temp + flows for longer
Acid lava = slower + block neck of volcano = explosions

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Pyroclastic flow (3)

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Hot rock, ash and gases rising
Moves at a rapid speed = up to 200m/s
Temperatures are between 350-1000°C

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Tephra (3)

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Solid rock ejected from volcano
Largest = 1m in diameter = death
Smallest = carried for great distances

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Nuees ardente (3)

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‘Glowing cloud’
Dense, rapid cloud of hot gases, ashes, and lava fragments
Type of pyroclastic flow

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Ash fallout (4+)

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Ejected high in atmosphere
Can cover large area
Highly abrasive = breathing problems, disrupt machinery
Obstruct sunlight, reduce visibility and temps

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Volcanic gases (5)

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Dominated by steam
Carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulphide, sulphur dioxide, and chlorine

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Mudflows / Lahars (3)

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Formed when ash and other volcanic material mix with water
Speed = 60km/h
Highly erosive

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Acid rain (2+)

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Volcanoes emit sulphurous gas = acidic rainwater when combined with atmospheric moisture

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Magnitude (2)

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Logarithmic scale
Volcanic exclusivity index

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Frequency (3+)

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Basaltic lava = continuous
Destructive = acidic lava infrequently = dormant
Yellowstone supervolcano = 3 times in 2.1million years

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Warning signs of volcano (4)

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Measure local seismic activity = seismometer
Ground deformation = tiltometer
Changes in conc. of Co2 and sulphur dioxide = remote sensing
Temp of ground water = hydrological instruments

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Primary impacts examples (4+)

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Direct result of volcano
Lava + pyroclastic flow = destroy roads and cause buildings to collapse
Ash = damage crops and water supply
Tephra + lava = kill people

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Secondary impacts examples (5+)

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Lahars = kill, injure, damage roads = emergency services stopped = more death
Business collapse = unemployment
Psychological problems = loss
Shortages of food
Fires

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Protection offered through what (3+)

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Risk management:
Preparedness = state of readiness
Mitigation = action of reducing severity of risk
Adaption = action if changing behaviour in order to reduce severity

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Prediction involves (3)

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Hazard mapping = previous lava flow = geology

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Protection (5+)

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Warnings issued
Instructions on how to act
Hazard maps = evacuation strategies
At risk areas = alert systems, shelters, evacuation camps
Emergency water + food supplies

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How many active volcanoes

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1500

35
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% of eruptions associated with plate margins

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95%

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