volcanoes Flashcards

1
Q

what is the worst volcano in human history

A

mt tambora

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2
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what is the causes?

A

when magma rises through weak surfaces or cracks or tectonic plate movement

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3
Q

what substance rises?

A

magma, lava, hot rocks,

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4
Q

what can be the result

A

hard magma forming at the bottom of the mountain,
towns and/or cities getting destroyed
polluted areas due to smoke

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5
Q

how can you predict volcanoes?

A

rumbles in the ground

areas around the volcano heating up

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6
Q

t/f once a volcano has erupted, it cant erupt again

A

false: infact, Pompeii is due to erupt in the next few years.

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7
Q

what is another name for a volcano?

A

a conical mountain

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8
Q

what do you call a flat volcano?

A

A fissure vent

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9
Q

lava domes are:

A

vicious spews of lava above a volcano and was shaped like a dome

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10
Q

strato volcanoes:

A

volcanoes which spew lava from different points

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