Science#1 Flashcards

(51 cards)

1
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Openings or vents in the earth’s crust.

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Volcano

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2
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What are the two boundaries of two tectonic plates?

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The Philippine Sea Plate and the Eurasian Plate

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3
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Cloud of ash, lava fragments

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Pyroclastic Material

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4
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Funnel shaped central vent surrounded by bowl shaped depression

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Crater

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5
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Formed when part of wall collapses following explosive eruption

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Caldera

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6
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Sides radiates from main/central vent

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Slopes

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7
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Opening surface of volcano

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Vent

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8
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Magma and gases accumulate

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Magma chamber

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9
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Melted rock from fissures/volcano

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Lava

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10
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Undergound passage magma travels

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Conduit

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11
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Entrance of volcano, ejects lava volcanic ash

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Throat

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12
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Where is the parasitic cone located

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A bit on the bottom left of the main vent

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13
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Where is the throat located

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Bottom of maim vent

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14
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Where is the secondary vent located

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Lower on the parasitic cone

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15
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Where is the conduit located

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Downer than the throat

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16
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Where is the sill located

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Bottom bit left of the throat

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17
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What does PHIVOLCS stand for

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Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

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18
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Dome shaped

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Shield volcano

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19
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Are shield volcanoes explosive

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No

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20
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Steep, small, single openings

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Cinder cone volcano

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21
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Viscosity of Cinder cone

22
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Also called stratovolcano

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Composite volcano

23
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Explosive fragments plus lava

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Composite volcano

24
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Measure of material’s resistance to flow

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Relationship of temperature and magma to viscosity
Inverse
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Relationship of silica content to viscosity
Direct
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Volcano underwater mountain volcanic eruption crust viscosity
Word Bank
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One of the most active volcanoes in the world and almost constant state of activity
Mount Etna
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Molten materials oozes out of opening of volcano
Volcanic eruption
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Materials of volcanic eruption inclues
Lava ash, gases, and silica
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Steam blast eruption
Phreatic
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Ejects mixture without expulsion
Phreatic eruption
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What reaction is taal volcano
Phreatic and phreatomagmatic
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Well and magma
Phreatomagmatic reaction
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Ejects steam pyroclastic material at same time
Phreatomagmatic reaction
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Where did pelean originate
Mt. Peleé (Martinique)
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Glowing fast pyroclastic flow moves down slope of volcanoo
Pelean eruption
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Plinian eruption was named after Pliny the younger, who wrote about the eruption of what?
Mt. Vesuvius in Italy
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Excessively explosive eruption produces enormous columns, extensive ash fall
Plinian eruption
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What type of eruption is Mt.Pinatubo (1991)
Plinian
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Fountain lava
Strombolian eruption
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What type of eruption js Mt.Paricutin
Strombolian
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Paricutin in
Mexico
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Intermidiate violent eruption
Vulcanian
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Violent gun shot noises
Vulcanian eruption
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What type of eruption Sakurajima had
Vulcanian
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Calmest type of eruption
Hawaiian
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Fluid basaltic lava, fire fountaining
Hawaiian eruption
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What eruption is kilauea
Hawaiian
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Expulsion, glowing lava fragments
Pelean eruption
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Expanding steam
Phreatic eruption