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26 Cards in this Set
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Icelandic Eruption- Composition |
Basaltic |
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Icelandic Volcano Type |
Shield |
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Volcano- Basaltic composition and Shield |
Icelandic |
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Plinian eruption- Composition |
Andesitic-Rhyolitic |
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Plinian Volcano Type |
Composite/Strato |
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Volcano-Rhyolitic and Strato |
Plinian |
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Vulcanian eruption- Composition |
Andesitic |
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Vulcanian Volcano type |
Composite/Strato |
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Strombolian Volcano Eruption type |
Basaltic |
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Strombolian Volcano type |
Cinder Cone |
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Volcano- Cinder cone and Basaltic |
Srombolian |
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Volcano-Andesitic and Strato |
Vulcanian |
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Caldera |
collapsed volcano |
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volcanic bomb |
4th smallest, almost a ruler |
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pyroclastic |
(broken fire) ejected volcanic material |
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volcanic dust |
smallest |
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volcanic ash |
2nd smallest (barely there) |
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volcanic lapilli |
3rd smallest( fingernail length) |
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volcanic bolck |
Biggest |
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viscosity is directly related to |
silica content |
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how does color relate to temperature of lava |
lighter=hotter |
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convergent boundary earthquake depth |
shallow to medium |
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divergent boundary earthquake depth |
shallow |
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transform boundary earthquake depth |
shallow to medium |
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How do earthquakes locate plate boundaries |
movement is tracked along plate lines and earthquakes are most frequent |
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how do the rocks age as you move away from the mid-ocean ridge |
they get older |
