Volcanoes Ch 10 Flashcards 2024

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What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?

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Magma

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

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What is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?

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Lava

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Where are volcanoes found?

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Divergent Plate Boundaries, Convergent Plate Boundaries, Intra-Plate Volcanism

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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Where on the planet has a majority of the volcanoes on Earth?

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Ring of Fire

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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The volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands form due to which of the following? Divergent Boundary, Hot Spot, Subduction Boundary, Transform Boundary

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Hot Spot

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

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The more silica that magma contains...

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the higher the viscosity aka more "sticky"

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

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Shield volcanoes have:

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gently sloping sides

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

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When a volcano erupts, empties the magma chamber, and collapses the top leaving a huge hole. An Example of this is Crater Lake in Oregon.

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Caldera

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

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Explosive eruption that hurls ash, gases, cinders, and bombs from the main vent at a high temperature and follows the terrain of the volcano.

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Pyroclastic flow

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

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The Hawaiian islands are made from this type of volcano.

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Shield