Magmatic Eruptions Flashcards
What Eruption is considered the calmest?
A.) Strombolian B.) Vulcanian C.) Hawaiin
C.) Hawaiin
What Eruption is named after “Vulcano” Island in Italy, the home of the Greek god of fire, Hepaestus?
A.) Hawaiin B.) Vulcanian C.) Strombolian
B.) Vulcanian
What Eruption has the burst of gas bubbles?
A.) Strombolian B.) Hawaiin C.) Vulcanian
A.) Strombolian
Which Volcano has a highly fluid basalt lava flowing form a vent/vents at the summit of the volcano?
A.) Hawaiin B.) Plinian C.) Pelean
A.) Hawaiin
What is the name used for when gas bubbles accumulate?
A.) Gas mollusks B.) Gas Slugs C.) Gassy boys
B.) Gas Slugs
Where does all the material come from in a Vulcanian eruption?
A.) Old rock B.) New rock
A.) Old rock
Which eruption happens every few decades because it releases everything from its crater?
A.) Plinian B.) Strombolian C.) Pelean
C.) Pelean
What magmatic eruptions has the strongest explosion?
A.) Strombolian B.) Plinian C.) Pelean
B.) Plinian
Which eruption occurs when magma interacts with ground water?
A.) Submarine B.) Subglacial Eruption/Glaciovolcano C.) Surtseyan
C.) Surtseyan
What type of eruption occurs underwater near subduction zones?
A.) Submarine B.) Subglacial Eruption/Glaciovolcano C.) Surtseyan
A.) Submarine
Which type of eruption occurs under glaciers?
A.) Submarine B.) Subglacial Eruption/Glaciovolcano C.) Surtseyan
B.) Subglacial Eruption/Glaciovolcano
Which of these three volcanoes are the rarest?
A.) Submarine B.) Subglacial Eruption/Glaciovolcano C.) Surtseyan
B.) Subglacial Eruption/Glaciovolcano
What does PHIVOLCIS stand for?
Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
