Volcanoes 4 Flashcards
1
Q
lahar
A
- a cool debris flow or mudflow on the slope of a volcano either during or in between eruptions
- caused by periods of heavy rain
- Samo,Italy -1998
2
Q
Jokulhlaup
A
flood induced by melting of glacier above volcanoes
3
Q
Hazards Volcanoes Cause
A
- eruptions
- explosions
- pyroclastic flows
- lahar
- floods
- landslides
- debris flow
- poisonous gas emission
4
Q
Caldera
A
forms when the top part of a volcano or volcanic complex is removed because of both explosion or collapse of material in the emptied magma chamber
ex. Yellowstone
5
Q
Volcano that had largest dust expulsion
A
Tambora, Indonesia-1815
6
Q
What does carbon dioxide do to global climate?
A
carbon dioxide
7
Q
Sulfur Dioxide
A
can cool climate
8
Q
The year without a summer was when?
A
1816
