Volcanoes Flashcards by Kriz (KC)

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greatest mass extinction on earth

A

Permian Mass Exinction

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Q

vent/ fissure in the earth’s crust

A

volcano

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Magma on the earth’s surface

A

lava

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Ring of active volcanoes

A

Pacific Ring of fire/ Circum Pacific belt

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Q

most common type of volcano, can be a parasite cone

A

cinder cone/ scoria cone

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composite volcano, most violent

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stratovolcano

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huge, gently sloping type of volcano, thin lava

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shield

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Violent, made of thick lava

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Lava Dome

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Q

3 types based on activity

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active- yes
dormant/ potentially active- maybe
inactive- no

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Q

stratovolcano collapsing

A

crater lake

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Q

ring pattern, series of collapses

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basaltic

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Q

Largest, catastrophic caldera

A

Resurgent

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Q

Plugs the vent (cooled lava)

A

Volcanic plug

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shallow, flat-floored volcano

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Tuff cones

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Result of spilling lava in layers

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lava plateaus

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rough texture of lava debris

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Aa

Q

smooth texture of lava

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Pahoehoe

Q

Dense, destructive mass of hot ash

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eruption cloud

Q

rainfall of pollution

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acid rain

Q

fluidized mixture of hot rock fragments

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pyroclastic

Q

flowing of magma

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lava flow

Q

mudflow or debris flow

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lahar

Q

several forms of mass waste

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landslide

Q

cloud of super heated ash

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eruption column

wind

prevailing wind