SCIENCE Flashcards

(34 cards)

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A rupture , vent, or fissure on the crust of a planetary mass object.

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Volcano

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2
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The side of a volcano

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Flank

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3
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Molten rock that erupts, then solidifies as it cools

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Lava

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4
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It is the mouth of the volcano

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Crater

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5
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highest point of a volcano

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Summit

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6
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entrance of a volcano

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Throat

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7
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fragments of lava and rock

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Ash

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8
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A cloud of ash by volcanic eruptions

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Ash Cloud

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9
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Molten rock beneath earth’s surface

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Magma

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10
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It is an Underground passage in a volcano

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Conduit

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11
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A flat peice of rock

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Sill

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12
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bodies of magma that cut through across

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Dike

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13
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A small shaped cone

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Parasitic Cone

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14
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Opening of *earth’s * surface

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Vent

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15
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How many ACTIVE Volcanoes are in the Philippines?

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24

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16
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It has a potential to be active again.

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ACTIVE Volcanoes

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It is built from pyroclasts

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It has not erupted for a long time

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INACTIVE Volcano

19
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It is also called as “stratovolcanoes*

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Composite Volcanoes

20
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It is formed by less viscous balsaltic lava

21
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It has had recent eruptions in history

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ACTIVE volcanoes

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It is the simplest type of volcano

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It has a very wide base and slightly domed shape

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Sheild Volcano

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What do you call a volcano that is symmetrical or nearly perfect?

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Composite Volcanoes

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It is driven by *steam* and does not eject magma
Phreatic
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It is caused by *water* and *magma*
Phreatomagmatic
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Caterized by balsatic or andesitic *Lava Fountains*.
Strombolian
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*Rapidly moves *toward lower slopes and bases of the volacano
Pelenean
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*tall eruption* that reaches up to 20km high.
Plinian
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What does PHILOVOLCS mean?
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
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Identify its an ADVANTAGE or a DISADVANTAGE of Geothermal Energy. It is *renewable*
ADVANTAGE
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Identify its an ADVANTAGE or a DISADVANTAGE of Geothermal Energy. It is High Costing.
DISADVANTAGE
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Identify its an ADVANTAGE or a DISADVANTAGE of Geothermal Energy. It can cause Environmental Issues.
DISADVANTAGE
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Identify its an ADVANTAGE or a DISADVANTAGE of Geothermal Energy. It can trigger earthquakes
DISADVANTAGE