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Volcanoes Flashcards

1
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where to volcanoes stem from

A

release of magma on to earth’s surface

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2
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how many active volcanoes are on the planet

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15 00

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3
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what constitutes an active volcano

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having at least 1 eruption in recorded history

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4
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how many volcanic eruptions happen a year

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50 volcanos

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5
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what is a volcano

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a landform created when molten magma escapes earth’s interior

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6
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what is volcanism

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geological processes that result in volcanic eruptions

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7
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what are the three stages of volcanic activity

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  1. active
  2. dormant
  3. extinct
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8
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define active volcano

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volcano that is currently erupting or has erupted recently

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9
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what is a dormant volcano

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a volcano has not erupted in the last few thousand years

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10
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what is an extinct volcano

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not erupted for tens of thousands of years

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11
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what is an example of an extinct volcano

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Canadian shield

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12
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is there molten rock within an extinct volcano

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NO

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13
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crater

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a circular depression in the ground typically a basin circular form

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14
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what causes a crater to form

A

volcanic activity

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15
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where is a crater found in a volcano

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at the top

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16
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does lava only flow from the top

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NO - can come from all sides

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17
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what often fills a volcanic crater

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a lake or glacier

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18
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what volcanic feature is this

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crater

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19
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vent

A

actual side of magma eruption

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20
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does a volcano only have one vent

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no - can have multiple

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21
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lava vs magma

A

lava
- outside on the surface of earth

magma
- within the earth’s surface

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22
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what volcanic feature is this

A

vent

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23
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caldera

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a cauldron like volcanic feature formed by collapse of land following a volcanic eruption

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24
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is a caldera larger or smaller than a crater

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much larger

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25
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describe the steps that form a caldera

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a very large volcano with a huge magma chamber that when the volcano erupts the chamber collapses in on itself and forms a basin

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26
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what volcanic feature is this

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caldera

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27
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what is often growing in the center of a caldera

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a new volcano

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28
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flank eruption

A

an eruption from the side of a volcano

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29
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what volcanic feature is this

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flank eruption

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30
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dome

A

roughly circular mound shaped protrusion resulting from the slow eruption of felsic lava

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31
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what type of lava forms a dome

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felsic lava

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32
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what volcanic feature is this

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dome

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33
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what is felsic lava

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a type of lava that has a lot of silica which traps heat and gas in

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34
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4 types of lava

A
  1. Aa lava
  2. Pahoehoe lava
  3. Pillow lava
  4. Columnar lava
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35
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what is Aa lava

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rough, jagged blocky texture that moves like its being pushed

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36
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what is Pahoehoe lava

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twisted or ropy texture found in Hawaii volcanoes

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37
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what is pillow lava

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forms when lava enters water, often found on ocean floor near spreading axes

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38
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what is columnar lava

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forms when lava hits ice

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39
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what type of lava is this

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Aa lava

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40
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what type of lava is this

A

pahoehoe

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41
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what type of lava is this

A

Pillow lava

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42
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what type of lava is this

A

columnar lava

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43
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does pahoehoe have viscosity

A

NO - flows easily

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44
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what are known as materials extruded during a volcano

A

pyroclastic materials

nuees ardentes (glowing avalanche)

lahars

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45
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types of pyroclastic debris (7)

A

ash and dust
lapilli
blocks and bombs
scoria
pumice

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46
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describe ash and dust pyroclastic debris

A

fine glassy fragments

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47
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define lapilli pyroclastic debris

A

walnut sized material

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48
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what are the pyroclastic debris larger than lapilli

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blocks and bombs

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49
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define blocks and bombs pyroclastic debris

A

blocks
- hardened or cooled lava (comes out of volcano already a solid)

bombs
- ejected as hot lava (cools in the AIR)

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50
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describe scoria vs pumice pyroclastic debris

A

scoria
- vesicular ejecta from MAFIC magma

pumice
vesicular ejecta from SILICA-RICJ magma (felsic)

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51
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what type of pyroclastic debris can float on lava

A

pumice

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52
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describe the form of pumice (pyroclastic debris)

A

solid object with lots of holes formed from lots of gas in magma

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53
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what is a nuees ardentes

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a mixture of gas, lava, blocks, ash and pumice that moves very fast and is very hot

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54
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why can a glowing avalanche move so fast

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its moving on a cushion of hot air

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55
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what is a lahar

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a mudflow composed of pyroclastic material and water that flows down from a volcano

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56
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what is the consistency of a lahar

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like concrete (fluid when moving but solid when stopped)

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57
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does a lahar have to have an eruption to form

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NO - just has to have a mudflow on the side of a volcano

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58
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types of volcanoes

A
  1. fissure
  2. shield
  3. dome
  4. ash-cinder
  5. composite
  6. caldera
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59
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what is a composite volcano also known as

A

stratovolcanoes

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60
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describe shape of composite volcano

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a tall, conical volcano composed of layers of hardened lava, tephra and volcanic ash

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61
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what is one of the tallest types of volcanoes

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composite volcano

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62
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what is the slope angle for composite volcano

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30 degrees

63
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describe the lava that flows from composite volcano

A

viscous, cools and hardens before spreading

64
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what is the source of magma for composite volcanoes

65
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where are most active composite volcanoes found

A

along pacific mountain belt (ring of fire)

66
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what are composite volcanoes associated with

A

subduction zones

67
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what type of eruptions do composite volcanoes have and why

A

the felsic lava that is under large amount of gas under pressure causes explosive eruptions

68
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what can a composite volcano eruption leave behind

A

a caldera (if large enough eruption)

69
Q

what type of volcano can emit glowing avalanches

A

composite volcano

70
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what type of lava are shield volcanoes associated with

A

mafic lava

71
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what viscosity does mafic lava have

A

low viscosity

72
Q

describe shape of shield volcanoes

A

rounded domes with gentle slopes (about 2 - 10 degrees)

73
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are shield volcanoes large or small

A

very large

74
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is the lava in shield volcanoes thin or thick

75
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does mafic lava hold lost of gases

A

no - its very thin

76
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are shield volcanoes eruptions dramatic or quiet

77
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does lava travel far in shield volcanoes eruptions

78
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what is the largest type of volcano

A

shield volcanoes

79
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where do shield volcanoes often form

A

over hotspots

80
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what are hotspots

A

stationary plumes of basaltic lava welling up from the mantle

81
Q

what do a chain of islands show

A

the motion of the plate

82
Q

how were Hawaii islands formed

A

from movement of Pacific plate over a hotspot

83
Q

what are formed from erosion of shield volcanoes

84
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what type of drainage does shield volcanoes form

A

radial drainage

85
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does the erosion of shield volcanoes lower the landscape

86
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what is a very small volcano

A

cinder cone

87
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what are cinder cones made from

A

pyroclastic material

88
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describe how a cinder cone is formed

A

when lava pieces fall back to the ground, they cool and harden into cinders that pile up around the volcano’s vent

89
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where do lava breach from in cinder cones

A

on the side of the crater OR on a flank

90
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do cinder cones have a large or small magma chamber

91
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is erosion fast or slow in cinder cone

92
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what is the result of the fast erosion of cinder cones

A

all that is left is the magma center

93
Q

what type of lava forms a dome volcanoe

A

by slow moving and high viscous lava

94
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how are dome volcanoes created

A

lava piles up around a vent as they are TOO viscous to spread out

95
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what type of volcano forms a scab that traps heat and gas inside

A

dome volcano

96
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what type of eruption does a dome volcano have and why

A

explosive = the scab that forms keeps the gas and heat trapped (building pressure)

97
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how are fissure volcanoes produced

A

eruptions that occur along elongated fissures where magma filled dikes intersect the surface

98
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do fissure volcanoes have lava that flows long distances or short distances

A

LONG distances

99
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what other type of volcano can form on shield volcanoes

A

fissure volcano

100
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what determines size of fissure volcano

A

magma supply and length of fissure

101
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what type of structure is left behind after erosion of fissure volcano

A

lava field

102
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caldera volcano

A

when a stratovolcano (mostly) erupts and collapses

103
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what accelerates the erosion of caldera

A

collapse of volcano

104
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type of volcano

A

stratovolcano (composite volcano)

105
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type of volcano

A

shield volcano

106
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type of volcano

A

cinder cone

107
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type of volcano

A

dome volcano

108
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type of volcano

A

fissure volcano

109
Q

is global distribution of igneous activity random

A

NO - most volcanoes located within or near ocean basins

110
Q

where can igneous activity occur at

A
  1. convergent plate boundary (subduction)
  2. divergent plate boundary (spreading axis)
  3. intraplate areas (hotspots)
111
Q

what are some dangers to volcanoes

A
  1. lahars
  2. pyroclastic flows
  3. CO2 emissions
112
Q

what is the most dangerous aspect of volcanoes

A

the pyroclastic flow

113
Q

what are positives to volcanoes

A
  1. new fertile soil
  2. enriched soils from mineral rich volcanic ash
  3. new land based on lava flows reaching ocean boundary
  4. geothermal energy source
114
Q

describe the five levels of volcanic alert system

A

level 5
- evacuation of everyone

level 4
- evacuation of elderly/sick/children

level 3
- no entry into areas surrounding volcano

level 2
- no entry into areas around crater

level 1
potential risk for increased activity

115
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what are factors that determine whether a volcano extrudes magma violently or gently

A

temperature of magma

composition of magma (amount of silica)

dissolved gases in magma

116
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does controlling viscosity of magma control nature of eruption

117
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does lava with high silica move more or less viscously

A

more viscous (less likely to move far)

118
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does more of less gas in lava result in violent eruptions

A

more gases

119
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viscosity

A

measure of a material’s resistance to flow

120
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does a high or low viscosity mean fluids flow with greater difficulty

A

high viscosity

121
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factors that affect viscosity of lava

A
  1. temperature
  2. composition
122
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are hotter magmas more or less viscous

A

hotter magma = less viscous

123
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does a high silica content mean high or low viscosity

A

high viscosity

124
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does a high silica content equate cold or hot lava

125
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what is the violence of eruption related to

A

how easily gases can escape from the magma

126
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what happens to gases in magma as it nears surface

A

gases expand due to decrease in pressure

127
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Is there more gases in mobile or immobile lava

A

more mobile

128
Q

can viscous or non viscous lava trap gases better

A

viscous lava

129
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is thicker or thinner lava more viscous

130
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is thick lava cold or hot

131
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does mafic lava generate quite or violent eruptions

132
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does high or low viscous lava produce explosive eruptions

A

high viscous lava

133
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what does the volcanic explosivity index tell about volcanoes

A

explosiveness of volcanic eruptions

134
Q

what is the largest VEI? lowest?

A

largest = 8 (mega colossal eruptions)

lowest = 0 (non-explosive volcanoes)

135
Q

what VEI was st Helens

136
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what is an example of VEI 8

A

Yellowstone caldera

137
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types of rocks erupted

A
  1. basalt
  2. andesite
  3. dacite
  4. rhyolite
138
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describe basalt rocks

A

silica content between 48% and 55%

139
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order the rocks erupted from lowest to highest silica content

A
  1. basalt
  2. andesite
  3. dacite
  4. rhyolite
140
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silica content of andesite

A

55% to 60%

141
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silica content of Dacite

A

60% to 70%

142
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silica content of Rhyolite

A

70% to 77%

143
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what rock is associated with felsic lava

144
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what type of rock is associated with mephic magma

145
Q

type of rock in cinder cones

A

basalt (mildly explosive)

146
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type of rock in shield volcanoes

A

basalt (mildly explosive)

147
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volcanoes that have basalt rocks

A
  1. shield
  2. cinder
148
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rock in composite volcanoes

A
  1. andesite to dacite

( mildly to highly explosive)

149
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rocks in lava dome volcano

A

dacite to rhyolite (non-explosive)

150
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rocks in caldera

A

andesite to rhyolite (extremely violent explosive)

151
Q

Santorini volcanic eruption

A

a VEI 6 eruption (one of the largest volcanic events on earth in recorded history)

devastated the island of Santorini (was caldera volcano)

some think founded myth of Atlantis

152
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Vesuvius eruption

A

had two phases
1. Plinian eruption (produced a rain of pumice)

  1. Pelean phase (pyroclastic flow formed)

destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
(only survivor was Pliny the Younger)

eruption column more than 32 km high

now dormant

153
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Krakatau eruption

A

VEI of 6 (caldera volcano)

equivalent of 200 megatons of TNT

generated loudest sound historically reported (hear as far as Australia)

shockwave travelled around world 7 times

tsunamis followed the eruption

154
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Mount St Helens eruption

A

could be heard in lower mainland BC

deadliest and most economically destructive volcano in US history

mass movement on the side was a SLUMP

reduced elevation of mountain summit by over 1000 feet and replaced with 1 km wide crater

Geomorphology (12 decks)

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