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The solid rocks blown from the vent are called

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pyroclastic debris

Question 2

It is believed to be responsible for the existence of islands in Japan million years ago.

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Subduction

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It is believed to be responsible for the existence of islands in Japan million years ago.

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Subduction

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It is dependent on the plates which form the top layer of the mantle.

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Subduction

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It is caused by a hot spot near the Earth’s outer core.

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Distension

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It is a region of high volcanic activity not located at any plate boundary.

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hotspot

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It is contained inside a chamber located inside a mantle.

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Magma

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It is characterized by numerous and threatening eruptions due to a very active geological process inside a mantle.

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Young volcano

Question 8

What is the most active volcano in the world? It is also Hawaii’s youngest volcano.

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Kilauea

Question 8

A volcano is said to be ____ if it is currently erupting or show signs of unrest activities such as significant amount of gas emission or frequent seismic activities.

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Active

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It is characterized by the emission of acid gases and vapors.

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fumarolic stage

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It is ____ if the last traces of volcanic heat disappear and if it has not erupted in 2,000 years.

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Inactive or dormant

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When volcanoes exceeeded a period of dormancy of at least 10,000 years and are not expected to erupt , they are classified as _______.

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Extinct volcanoes

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It is the simplest type of volcano in the world

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Cinder Cones

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Cinder Cones are also called

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scoria cone

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It is a steep conical hill formed above the a vent that is composed mostly of basalt.

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Cinder Cones

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Composite volcano is also called

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Stratovolcano

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It is one constructed of alternating layers of pyroclastic materials and solidified lava flows.

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Composite volcano

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Its conduit system contains a central or clustered group of vents.

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Composite Volcano

Question 18

What is the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere?

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Aconcagua

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It is a broad, gently sloping landform that is built by many layers of low-viscous lava flows which cannot be filed up into steep mounds.

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Shield volcano

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Eruptins of this type are relatively non-violent which can be attributed to the fluidity of the basalt lava ejected from the vent.

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Shield Volcano

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Whta is the largest shield volcano and also one of the world’s most active volcanoes?

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Mauna Loa

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Volcanic Dome is also called

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Lava dome

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It is a round, steep-sided mound that is formed by small, bulging masses of lava primarily composed of either dacite or rhyolite.

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Volcanic Dome

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It is described to produce the largest eruptions on Earth.

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Supervolcano

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It implies a volcanic center that has recorded an eruption with a magnitude of 8 on the Volcano Explosivity Index

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Supervolcano

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Who created VEI scale

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Christopher G. Newhall of the United States Geological Survey, and Stephen Self at the University of Hawaii.

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Geologist compare the bulk density of the distributed tephra with the bulk density of the rock that composes tephra. This result is called the

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dense rock equivalent/ DRE

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This type of volcano is created when magma erupts in the underwater fissures of the Earth.

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Submarine Volcanoes

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Submarine Volcanoes in shallow water can eject basaltic magma and the lava is formed is known as

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pillow lava

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Subglacial volcano is also called

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Glaciovolcano

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It is created by eruptions beneath the surface of a glacier or sheets which is then melted into a lake by the rising lava that resembles to the pillow lava formed by submarine volcanoes.

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Subglacial Volcanoes

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Subglacial eruptions often cause?

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jokulhlaups or great floods of water

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-non-explosive eruptions,
fluid basaltic lava, gentle
broad slopes.

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Shield Volcanoes

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-over multiple eruptions, long, fluid lava flows from broad layers, which accumulate into some of the world’s largest volcanoes.

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Shield Volcanoes

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explosive eruptions, small but steep slopes, pyroclastics.

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Cinder Cones

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Forms when explosive activity throws magma into the air which cools into cinders and settles around the volcano’s opening.

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Cinder Cones

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These emerge in just a few years during one active period; afterward, they are usually extinct, but they may
occur on the side of a larger volcano.

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Cinder Cones

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Alternating between lava and pyroclastics, explosive and non-explosive eruptions, steep and tall.

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Composite Volcano

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Over multiple eruptions, the accumulation of both explosive activity and lava flows form the steep, sweeping sides of this volcano.

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Composite Volcano

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As it ages, multiple channels to the surface can splinter off of the central vent, influencing its shape

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Composite Volcano