Volcanoes Flashcards
1
Q
greatest mass extinction on earth
A
Permian Mass Exinction
2
Q
vent/ fissure in the earth’s crust
A
volcano
3
Q
Magma on the earth’s surface
A
lava
4
Q
Ring of active volcanoes
A
Pacific Ring of fire/ Circum Pacific belt
5
Q
most common type of volcano, can be a parasite cone
A
cinder cone/ scoria cone
6
Q
composite volcano, most violent
A
stratovolcano
7
Q
huge, gently sloping type of volcano, thin lava
A
shield
8
Q
Violent, made of thick lava
A
Lava Dome
9
Q
3 types based on activity
A
active- yes
dormant/ potentially active- maybe
inactive- no
10
Q
stratovolcano collapsing
A
crater lake
11
Q
ring pattern, series of collapses
A
basaltic
12
Q
Largest, catastrophic caldera
A
Resurgent
13
Q
Plugs the vent (cooled lava)
A
Volcanic plug
14
Q
shallow, flat-floored volcano
A
Tuff cones
15
Q
Result of spilling lava in layers
A
lava plateaus
