Volcanoes Flashcards
Intrusive Rock is
Plutonic Rock
Magma Behavior determined by (3)
temp
composition
dissolved gases
Liquid
Melt
Solid in Lava are
Silicate
Volatiles are (3)
water vapor, co2, so2
Lava is
Extruded Magma
Aa Flow (2)
Basalatic lava
rough jagged blocks
Pahoehoe Flow (2)
basaltic lava
smooth surfaces
Another name for Pyroclastic Flow
Nuee Ardente
Nuee Ardente (3) generated by
collapse of eruption columns
Crater
a funnel-shaped depression at the summit of most volcanic cones, generally less than 1 km in diameter
Caldera
a volcanic crater that has a diameter of >1 kilometer and is produced by a collapse following a massive eruption
Volatiles
1-6 percent of total, water/co2
Bomb
hot lava greater than 2.5 inches, streamlined in air (meteor)
Hot temperature
decreases viscosity
Dissolved water
decreases viscosity by inhibiting formation of silica tetrahedra chains
Violence of Eruption
Gases expand near surface due to decreasing pressure; related to how easily gases escape
Silica Composition
Increases Viscosity
Tetrahedra
silicate structures linking together in chains early in crystallization process
Shield Volcanoes (3)
Large Area, Broad/dome shaped
Produced by MILD eruptions
Cinder Cones or
Scoria Cones
Composite Volcanoes or
Stratovolcanoes