test 2 Flashcards
inside of earth
magma
once a volcano erupts and it comes out
lava
what happens as lava cools
it makes an eruption and builds higher and higher
what are the two types of basaltic lava flows
Aa & Pahoehoe
a basaltic lava flow with a blocky texture and thick lava
Aa
a basaltic lava flow with a rope and fluid lava
Pahoehoe
can move up to 30 km/hr at the top, slows as it reaches the bottom to the point that you can walk on it; hotter at the top of volcano; cools toward bottom
basaltic lava flows
glowing cloud of pyroclastic debris
Nuee Ardent
mudflow of water mixed with tephra
Lahar
what determines the name of the pyroclastic debris
its size
what are the types of pyroclastic debris
tephra, nuee ardent, lahar
what is ash and lapilli
little stones
what is a fissure eruption
a crack in the surface of the earth
an opening exposed on the easrths where volcanic material is emitted
volcaninc vent
magma that has a high viscosity and high silica and gas content; eruption tends to be very explosive- this is usually associated with supervolcanoes like yellowstone
rhyolitic magma
huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic mountain
caldera
an opening exposed on the earths surface where volcanic material is emitted
volcanic vent
magma that is a mix of basaltic and rhyolitic; eruption may or may not be explosive (usually dangerous though)
andesitic magma
the smallest type of tephra
volcanic ash and dust
largest volcano in the solar system and type
olympus mons- shield volcano on mars
locations where plumes of magma burn through the earths surface even though it is not on a plate boundary
hot spot volcanism
mt st helens is an example of this kind of volcanism
convergent volcanism
more viscous (thicker or stickier) lavas, much more explosive eruptions; tall with steep sides, these are the most common large cones
composite or stratovolcano
magma with the least amount of silica, rarely explosive eruption- the magma is the hottest and the runniest
basaltic magma