Volcanic Hazards Flashcards

(34 cards)

1
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Continents melt if they pull apart or collide

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Felsic Magma

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Magma from the aesthenosphere erupts on the ocean floor

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Mafic Magma

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3
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Old ocean floor melts when it is recycled

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Intermediate

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4
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Where does mantle magma erupt?

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Plate edges in the ocean
HOT SPOTS = isolated islands (Hawaii)
Where continents crack apart

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5
Q

Lava lakes erupt from cracks or fissures

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FLOOD BASALTS

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6
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Broad Domes

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Shield Volcanos

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7
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Steep cones made by lava fountains

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SPLATTER CONES

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8
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What are some Mafic Eruption Hazards?

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  • Hot flows can burn down houses/forests

- Flood basalts have covered huge areas in the past.

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9
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Where do melted ocean floor erupt?

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  1. ) Island Arcs

2. ) Volcanic Mountains (Andes)

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10
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What are Island arcs?

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Volcanic chains (Japan)
The ocean floor dives under another ocean
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11
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What do you get from Intermediate Eruptions?

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Stratovolcanos - Eruption style unpredictable O_O

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12
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Eruptions range from small clouds to enormous explosions or nuee ardentes

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Stratovolcanos

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13
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Can ash and lava erupt at the same time?

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NO

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14
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What is the Final Caldera Collapse?

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Where stratovolcanos can explode to a point of collapse

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15
Q

What color are Keek’s paw pads?

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Pink

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16
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The volcano falls into its magma chamber, forming a huge….

17
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What are some hazards of intermediate magma?

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Ashfall

Lahars

18
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What are 3 bad things and 1 good thing about Ashfall?

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  1. ) Suffocates organisms
  2. ) Collapses buildings
  3. ) Blocks out sunlight
  4. ) Fertilizes fields (N, K, and P)
19
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What are some of Jackson’s nicknames?

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Son
Jack
Creepy
Stinky
Vlacks
20
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How many claws does Stewart have?

21
Q

Ash and melted snow make mud-flows

22
Q

What are some of Stewarts’ nicknames?

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Stewie
Wart
Sweaty

23
Q

Where does a melted continent erupt?

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Where continents collide and crack apart

Hot spots under continents

24
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Sticky magma builds a plug that collapses as nuee ardentes

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Giant magma chambers over hot spots are emptied by roof collapse Many states could be ash-covered, sunlight could be blocked for years
Supervolcano
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Who is Julia's Son?
Jackson
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What are some Felsic Eruption Hazards?
Nuee Ardentes | Supervolcanos
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Large cities can be wiped out in a few minutes by hot ash
Nuee Ardentes
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What plate boundaries make mafic magma? Where else on Earth can mafic magma be found?
Magma from the aesthenosphere erupts on the ocean floor
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What are the three ways that mafic magma can erupt?
Flood Basalts Shield Volcanos Splatter cones
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What plate boundaries make intermediate magma?
Old ocean floor melts when it is recycled
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What are the three ways intermediate magma can erupt?
Island Arcs Volcanic Mountains Final Caldera Collapse
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What plate boundaries make felsic magma? Where else on Earth can felsic magma be found?
Continents melt if they pull apart or collide
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What are the two ways that felsic magma can erupt? Risks?
Lava Domes , Supervolcanos Risks: Nuee Ardentes (large cities wiped out in a few minutes by hot ash) Super Volcanos (many states could be ash-covered and sunlight could be blocked)