SCIENCE Flashcards
(39 cards)
Have erupted within the last 600 years.
Active
Active but not erupting.
Dormant
Have not had any eruption in the past 10 000 years.
Extinct
simplest type of volcano
Cinder Cone
are symmetrical cones
Composite/Stratovolcanoes
shield-like structures
Shield
steam-driven explosion
Phreatic
magma that reacts to external water.
Phreatomagmatic
glowing lava
Strombolian
Tall eruptions
Ex: Mt. Mayon in November 2009
Vulcanian
Most destructive
Plinian
( Moderate rainfall ) warm summers and cool winters
Temperate
(Very hot summers) with seldom rains
Dry
found in places near the equator; (dry and wet seasons)
Tropical
Natural heating process of the Earth
The Greenhouse Effect
(Gradual increase) on the Earth’s temperature
Global Warming
(Change in the average) weather found in a place
Climate Change
climatic conditions in (localized) areas
Microclimate
a seasonal shift
Monsoons
Cold
Amihan (
Hot
Habagat
ENSO
El Nino Southern Oscillation
Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane
Distance of the sta
Apparent