Volcanoes And Atmosphere Flashcards

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Where are volcanoes most likely to form

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Along plate boundaries

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Vent where magma or gases expelled

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Volcano

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Non explosive eruption

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Lava flows

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3
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Molten rock gathers in

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Magma chamber

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4
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Lava runny has

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Low silica content

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5
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Water content of magma is high

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Explosive eruption

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Viscosity of lava

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How it flows

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Lava like dripping wax

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Pahoehoe

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Cool stiff lava

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Blocky

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Little stones

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Lapii

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10
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Pyro clastic material in atmosphere

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Volcanic ash

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Pyro clastic material forms

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Magma explodes in air and hardens

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12
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Climate change by a volcanic eruption

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Temps drop cause ash blocks sunlight

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13
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Types of volcanoes

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Shield, composite, cindercone

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14
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Depression when roof of magma chamber collapses

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Caldera

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15
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Rock begins to melt when

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Temp increases and pressure decreases

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16
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Most active volcanos form

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Where tectonic plates collide

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17
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Oceanic plate collides with a continental plate oceanic sub ducted cause

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Oceanic is denser and thinner

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18
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Volcanoes of Hawaii are

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Hot spots

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19
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Which volcano erupts in near future

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Active

20
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Tiltmeter

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Changes in volcano slope

21
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Small volcano that erupts for a short time

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Cinder cone

22
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Combination of non and explosive eruptions

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Compostite

23
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Flat area covered by water

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Lava platua

24
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Funnel shaped pit

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Crater

25
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What is the atmosphere

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Mixture of gases

26
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The air we breathe is mostly

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Nitrogen

27
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How much of the atmosphere is oxygen

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21%

28
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Why is pressure greatest at surface

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Gravity

29
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Air temp changes as altitude increases cause of

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Gases absorb solar energy

30
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Protective ozone layer

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Stratosphere

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Most solar energy is

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Absorbed by surface

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Radiation is the transfer of energy through

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Electromagnetic waves

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Thermal conduction is

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As heat through material

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Convection

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Circulation of liquid or gas

35
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Global warming cause

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Increase in greenhouse gases

36
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Wind occurs because of diff in

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Air pressure

37
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Winds 30 latitude in both hemispheres to equator

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Trade winds

38
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Winds 30-60 in both hemispheres are

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Polar easterlies

39
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What causes local winds

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Temp diffs

40
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Primary pollutant

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Sea salt

41
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Largest source of human cause air pollution

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Vehicle exhaust

42
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Problem by ozone hole

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UV rays reach the surface

43
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Vehicle that runs on electricity and gasoline clue:Claus, TVD

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Hybrid

44
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Mid layer, coldest

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Mesosphere

45
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Layer where gases don’t mix

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Stratosphere

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Highest layer

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Thermosphere

47
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Closest to the surface

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Troposphere