Chapter 25 Flashcards

(21 cards)

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discontinuity

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sismic waves

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3
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areas where no sismic waves are recorded

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4
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deadzone

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5
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between what degreas do shadow zones fall

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6
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liquid

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7
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solid because the pressure

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8
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made up of crust and uppermost manttel\
the asthenosphere
 a plastic like layer with earths plates move
calciam aluminum magnisiam
iron and nickle
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9
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is the measure of fluid resistance to flow

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viscocity

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10
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chemical compound silicon dioxide,SIO2p which is commen ingredient

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silica

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11
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tend to be small have heighs in hundred meter range and have short erupyion cycles

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cinder come volcanoes

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12
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Are broad flat structured composed of layer upon layer of lava flows.

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shield volcanoes

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13
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are large steep sided often thousends of meters and tens of kilometers across the base and composed layer of both lava and ash

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composite volcanoes

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14
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where the ring of fire located

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pacific ocaen

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15
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what is the moten or liquid stored called

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magma

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16
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what are 2 spacific locations where voncanic activity ocurrs due to divergence

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east african rift

mid atlantic ridge

17
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are hot spots stationary

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,yes they are

18
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if magma has a high viscosity will it obtain more or less silica

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more it will flow more quick

19
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what is pyro

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any solid materil that comes from a volcano

20
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what is the smallest pyroclastic material

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volcanic ash

volcanic blocks and ash

21
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what are the types of gas that erupts in a volcano

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water vapor
carbon dioxide
sulfer dioxide