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Volcanoes Flashcards

1
Q

What is the difference between magma and lava

A

Magma is under the crust

Lava is XXXXXX

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2
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What is the ring of fire and where is it

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Belt of volcanoes located in the Pacific Ocean

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3
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Where do volcanoes form

A

Converging boundaries
Diverging boundaries
Hot spots

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4
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How do volcanoes form along converging plate boundaries

A

Plates collide and have magma come up and create volcanoes

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5
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Example of a volcano that formed along converging plate boundaries

A

Mariana’s islands

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6
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How do volcanoes form along converging plate boundaries

A

Floor pulls apart causing lava to spill

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7
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Example of a volcano that formed along diverging plate boundaries

A

Mid atlantic ridge

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8
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How do volcanoes form along hot spots

A

Magma melts through the crust

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9
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Example of a volcano that formed along a hot spot

A

XXXXX

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10
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Why does magma rise up to the earth’s surface

A

Less dense than surroundings

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11
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What is the difference between a quiet eruption and an explosive eruption?

A

Quiet eruption XXXXX

EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION XXXXXXX

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12
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Define Pahoehoe

A

Fast moving

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13
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Define Aa

A

Slow moving

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14
Q

What type if eruption produces a pyro clastic flow?

A

Volcano hurls out ash

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15
Q

What are three stages of a volcano

A

Active
Dormant
Extinct

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16
Q

Define active

A

Erupting

17
Q

Define dormant

A

Sleeping

18
Q

Define extinct

A

Will never erupt again

19
Q

Three types of volcanoes

A

Cinder cone
Composite
Shield

20
Q

Define shield volcanoes

A

Slow growing and round top

21
Q

What kind of eruption produces a shield volcano

A

Lava flow

22
Q

Give an example of a shield volcano

A

X

23
Q

Define cinder cone

A

Fast growing

24
Q

What kind of eruption produces a cinder cone

A

Explosive

25
Q

Give an example of a cinder cone volcano

A

Mount St. Helens

26
Q

Define composite

A

Explosive. Fast growing

27
Q

What kind of eruption produces a composite volcano

A

Exploding

28
Q

Example of a composite volcano

A

Mt Vesuvius

29
Q

What is a caldera

A

Xxxx

30
Q

How does a caldera form

A

Xxxx

31
Q

Example of a caldera

A

Xxxx

32
Q

What is a volcano

A

Weak spot in the crust where lava comes out

FBMS SOC ST (18 decks)

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