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Volcanoes Flashcards

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Volcanology

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◍ escape of molten material from mantle into atmosphere

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Instrusive

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◍ volcanic material WITHIN the crust
◍ granite

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Extrusive

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◍ Volcanic material that’s emitted ONTO the surface
◍ Basalt

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3 forms of volcanic materials

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◍ lava
◍ Pyroclasts
◍ Gases

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Lava

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◍ magma after it’s gases have been released

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Pyroclasts

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◍ material ejected from a volcano
◍ Ash,rocks,dust

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Gases

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◍ Carbon dioxide
◍ Sulfur dioxide
◍ Nitrogen
◍ Chlorine

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Hotspots

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◍ formed by a narrow stream of magma where there’s a superplum of molten magma rising
◍ plates move new volanic island ontop of hotspot
◍ Hotspot remains in the same place as the plates move

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Active volcano

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◍currently erupting
◍pacific ring of fire
◍Mount etna in italy

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Dormant volcano

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◍ hasn’t erupted for ages but still can
◍ mount st. helens in usa

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Extint volcano

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◍ hasn’t erupted in historic times
◍ Mount slemish in antrim

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Silica

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◍ material that makes lava thick
◍ made from silicon and oxygen
◍ More silica- more violent eruption

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subduction zones

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◍ more silica
◍ explosive volcaones

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2 types of lava

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◍ basic lava
◍acidic lava

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Basic lava

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◍ low in silica [45-55%]
◍ gases escape easily
◍ gently sloping volcanoes
◍ Usually at constructive plate boundaries
◍ Hawaii

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Acidic lava

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◍ High in silica [80% ish]
◍ Viscous so doesn’t move freely
◍ Usually at destructive plate boundaries
◍ Cotopaxi in the andes

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Pyroclastic material

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◍ large volums of ejected material

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LAhar

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◍ when snow-capped volcano mountains erupt and mix w. snow and pyroclastic material
◍ nevado del ruiz colombia

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Composite volcanoes

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◍ steep-sided cone
◍ made of alternate layers of lava and pyroclastic material
◍ if crater is blocked top can blow off
◍ Yellowstone national parks in caldera

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Dome volcano

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◍ steep-sided rounded volcano formed by slow acidic lava
◍ \viscous mature doesn’t flow from crater
◍ mount st. helens

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Shield volcano

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◍ very wide base and shallow sloping sides
◍ fast flowing basic lava

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