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TYPES OF VOLCANO Flashcards

1
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How can volcanoes be classified?

A

According to their activity and shape.

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2
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Also called scoria cones and is the most common volcanic landform in the world

A

Cinder Cone Volcano

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3
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Steep, conical hill formed above a vent with a big crater

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Cinder Cone Volcano

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4
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Built from ejected lava fragments called “cinders”

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Cinder Cone Volcano

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5
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Rarely exceeds 250m in height and 500m in diameter

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Cinder Cone Volcano

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6
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Paricutin volcano is an example of what type of volcano

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Cinder Cone Volcano

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7
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Formed by accumulation of lava that oozes out of the volcano

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Shield Cone Volcano

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8
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Since non viscous lava can flow freely, a broad, slightly domed structure that resembles a warrior’s shield is formed.

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Shield Cone Volcano

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9
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Larger than cinder volcanoes

A

Shield Cone Volcano

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10
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Mauna loa volcano in Hawaii is an example of what type of volcano

A

Shield Cone Volcano

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11
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Stratovolcanoes is another name for ___

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Composite Cone Volcano

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12
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Large nearly perfectly sloped structure formed from alternate solidification of both lava and pyroclastic deposits

A

Composite Cone Volcano

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13
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Tall, symmetrical, has steep sides, sometimes rising up to 10,000 feet high

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Composite Cone Volcano

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14
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Mt. Mayon is an example of what type of volcano

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Composite Cone Volcano

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15
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What are the 3 volcanoes classified by the shapes

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1) Cinder Cone Volcano/ scoria cones
2) Shield Cone Volcano
3) Composite Cone Volcano/ Stratovolcanoes

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16
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HAS erupted within the last 10,000 years and in the past

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ACTIVE VOLCANOES

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17
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Has NOT erupted within the last 10,000 years

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INACTIVE VOLCANOES

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18
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These are volcanoes that has erupted but is now quiet and inactive

( geologists think that these volcanoes are still capable of erupting)

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DORMANT VOLCANOES

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19
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NO records of their activity

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EXTINCT VOLCANOES

20
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What are the 4 volcanoes classified by the activity

A
  • ACTIVE VOLCANOES
  • INACTIVE VOLCANOES
  • DORMANT VOLCANOES
  • EXTINCT VOLCANOES
21
Q

Paricutin in Mexico

A

Cinder Cone Volcano

22
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Taal in Philippines

A

Cinder Cone Volcano

23
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It forms when it breaks into small fragments, solidifies around the vent

A

Cinder Cone Volcano

24
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What type of lava does Cinder Cone Volcano have?

A

Basaltic/Mafic

25
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100-400 meters tall

A

Cinder Cone Volcano

26
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Composite cone volcanoes have smaller __ and therefore taller ___

A

crater, ash fall

27
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Lava type is Rhyolitic

A

Composite Cone Volcano

28
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Mt Mayon, Philippines

A

Composite Cone Volcano

29
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Mt Fujiyama, Japan

A

Composite Cone Volcano

30
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What type of lava does Shield Cone Volcano have?

A

Basaltic/Mafic

31
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Eruptions are extremely explosive and dangerous

A

composite Cone Volcano

32
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It can have a cluster (many) of vents

A

composite Cone Volcano

33
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(Low-viscosity) __/___ -rich basalts are the most fluid of the common lava types

A

iron, magnesium

34
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Kanloan, Philippines

A

Composite Cone Volcano

35
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Huge, gently sloped volcanoes

A

Shield cone volcano

36
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Built by many layers of low-viscous lava flows

A

Shield cone volcano

37
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as high as 9,000 meters

A

Shield cone volcano

38
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Kilauea, Hawaii

A

Shield cone volcano

39
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Diamond head, Hawaii

A

Shield cone volcano

40
Q

Lava domes are also referred to as __

A

Volcanic/lava dome

41
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formed when lava is too viscous in a composite volcano

A

Volcanic/lava dome

42
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Lava Dome’s height depends on ___

A

dimensions of the composite cone volcano its on

43
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crater of Mt St Helens

A

Volcanic/lava dome

44
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Lassen Peak

A

Volcanic/lava dome

45
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Chaiten crater

A

Volcanic/lava dome

SCI 9 Q3 (9 decks)

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