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(45 cards)

1
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found beneath earths surface

A

magma

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2
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magma is usually composed of

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silicon, aluminun, iron, magnesium, calcium, potassium, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium

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3
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the degree of resistance to flow

A

viscosity

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4
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the temperature stays the same but the pressure decreases

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decompression melting

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5
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gaseous substances are added into the hot solid rocks

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flux melting

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6
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caused by very hot magma bringing additional heat

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heat transfer melting

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7
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when a rock begins to melt (only minerals)

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partial meeting

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8
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the process of rock formation

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volcanoes

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9
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an opening for air, smoke, and fumes

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vent

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10
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bowl shaped at the top

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crater

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11
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sheet of molten or solidified lava

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lava flow

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12
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pushes its way between layers of sediments

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sill

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13
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cloud of gas, steam, ash, dust, and coarser fragments

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ash cloud

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14
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connects to the secondary cone for the lava to flow

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secondary vent

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15
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entrance of volcano

A

throat

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16
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an underground passage where magma travels through

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conduit

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17
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reservoir of magma

A

magma chamber

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18
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produces low viscosity, runny lava

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shield volcano

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19
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majestic giants, steep sides and a symmetrical cone shape

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stratovolcanoes or composite volcanoes

20
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conical hill of loose pyroclastic fragments

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cinder volcanoes

21
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event when the lava is spewed out

22
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dominated by the flow of lava

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effusive eruption

23
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it ejects ash and larger fragments, forming ash clouds, collapse and cover the slopes of the volcano

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explosive eruption

24
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vibration in the surface of earth

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determined by the intersection of a geological fault
fault line
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point on earth surface directly above
epicenter
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point where energy is originated
focus or hypocentre
28
usually caused by explotion or collapse
minor earthquake
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caused by plate tectonic movement
major earthquake
30
energy is released from the hypocentre
seismic waves
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waves that travel within the interior of earth
body waves
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move back and forth parallel
p waves
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move back and forth perpendicular
s waves
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waves that travel along the earth surface
surface waves
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move back and forth in a snake-like movement
love waves
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cause the ground to ripple up and down
rayleigh waves
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instrument that detects and record the ground motion
seismograph
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indicates the relative size of energy
magnitude
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amount of damage brought about by an earthquake
intensity
40
rocks change in shape, size, and location
deformation
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planar structures resulting from brittle deformation
faults
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produced by deformation of ductile materials
folds
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moves down with the respect to the footwall
normal fault
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formed when the hanging wall moves up
reverse fault
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slide past each other
strike slip fault