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Volcanos Flashcards

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1
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what are the landforms volcanos create ?

A

Ocean Ridges
Rift valleys
Deep see trenches
Island arcs
Young fold mountains
Fault lines
Hot spots

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what is an ocean ridge

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constrictive boundary
sea floor spreads via magma plumes
magma rises
new crust created
basaltic lave - low viscosity

Mid Atlantic ridge

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Rift valley characteristics

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constructive boundary
crust moves apart
crust stretches & gets thinner
magma rises, breaks crust & creates new crust

Great African rift valley

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deep sea trench

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destructive boundary
subduction zone
oceanic crust melts and rises up through the crust
andesitic lava - vicious and explosive

Mariana Trench

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Island arc

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destructive boundary
subduction zone
oceanic crust melts and rises up through the crust
andesitic lava - vicious and explosive

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Young fold mountains

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collisional boundary
2 continental crusts meet and push upwards

Himalayas

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Fault Lines

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conservative boundary
2 plates move parallel and create stress
the surface breaks as a result

san Andreas fault

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Hot spots

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the core causes magma to become radioactive
magma plumes eat at crust
basaltic lava
breaks through crust

Hawai

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How many types of volcanos are there

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5
Fissure
Shield
Dome/composit
Ash&cinder
Caldera

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Fissure volcano

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Constructive
Ridges and valleys
Basaltic lava ejected through fissures

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Shield

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Constructive
Basaltic lava flows from central vent
Travels before solidifying
Forms layers
Genuinely sloped

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Dome/composit

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Destructive boundary Andesitic lava from central vent
Solidifies quick
Forms layers
Steep sided

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Ash & cinder

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Fine ash and cinder ejected from central vent
Builds up & creates layers

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Caldera

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Gas builds in chamber and explodes
Creates sides collapse
Depression can be filled with water

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What are the volcanic hazards

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Pyroclastic flow
Nuee ardent
Tephra
Lava flow
Lahar/mudflow
Acid rain

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Pyroclastic flow

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Hot ash and lava
200m/s
Travel large distances
350-1000°

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Pyroclastic flow impacts

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Burns
Destroyes everything in its path
Fires
Melt water and cause floods & lahars

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Nuer ardent

A

Cloud of dence material
50km from source
“Glowing cloud”

19
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Tephra

A

Ejected rock from explosion
Small = far
Big =close

20
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Nuee ardent & tephra impacts

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Ash = breathing difficulties, blocks light, change temp
Damage crops
Interup communication
Endanger air travel

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Lava flow

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Basaltic lava
10km/h
100 + km
Destroy everything in its path

22
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Lava flow impacts

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Trigger lahar
Methane build up and cause explosion
Ignites fires
Water evaporate immediately and cause molton showers

23
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Case study

A

Eyjafjnallajokull Iceland 2010, 3 rating volcanic explosively index

24
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What type of Volcano was is (case study)

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Composite volcano on constructive bounty

25
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What caused the eruption
(case study)

A

Ridge push moved the plates and magma rose and filled the chamber

26
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Primary effect on ppl (case study)

A

Had to wear face masks to prevent chocking on ash

27
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How many people evacuated
(case study)

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700

28
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primary effect on air travel (case study)

A

ash clouds causes a no fly zone to be established over europe
airlines lost £130 mil a day

29
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primary effect on light

A

ash cloud blocked sun and turned day to night

30
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what primary effect did the meltwater cause

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floods caused due to heat melting the ice pack which lead to roads, buildings and plats to be destroyed

31
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secondary effects of 2010 eyja

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sporting events and flights cancelled
water supplies were contaminated
fresh food and raw imports were stopped
kenyas flower industry lost $1.3 mill a day due to lack of flights to europe

32
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what opportuniies did eyjak bring to iceland

A

no flights ment 2.8 million tonnes of co were not emitted into the atmosphere
iron from the ash entered the north atlantic sea, caused a plankton boom and increased biological processes
promoted tourism and use of other transport services, 1/3 increased eurostar passengers

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Lahar

A

Ash & material mix with water
Highly erosive
60km/h
Engulf everything
Melt ice

34
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Lahar impacts

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Melt snow = floods
Silt up river = future floods
Trap ppl
Destroy everything

35
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Acid rain

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Carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide mix with water

36
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Acid rain impacts

A

Poison water supplies
Death
Dizziness
Make oceans & water acidic = kill wildlife
Crops destroyed

37
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Volcanic hazards

A

Pyroclastic flow
Nuee ardent
Tephra
Lava flow
Acid rain

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