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volcanoes
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7th Grade
03/27/2014

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Term
volcano
Definition
opening in the earths crust that erupts gases ash and lava
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vent
Definition
opening where magma escapes
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crater
Definition
steep sided depression inside a volcano
Term
most earthquakes occur at
Definition
convergent boundaries
Term
hot spots
Definition
weak spot in crusts
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more gasses
Definition
more explosives
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more silica
Definition
more explosives
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shield volcano
Definition
gentlle slope mostly lava
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cinder cone volcano
Definition
steep slope mostly ash
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tephra
Definition
clumps of airborne ash
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composite cone
Definition
intermediate slope ash and lava mix
Term
human impact from volcanoes
Definition
1 lava flows covers property
2 covered ash
3 poisons gases cause acid rain
4 fires from burning ash or hot lava
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composite volcano has gentle slopes
t.f.
Definition
false
Term
most earthquakes occur at convergent boundaries
t.f.
Definition
true
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what does vei stand for
Definition
volcanic explosivity index
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what was largest volcanic eruption ever recorded by man
Definition
Tambora
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what was the volcano that burried pompeii
Definition
mt. Vesuvius
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what were the people in pompeii burried in
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ash
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between 1600 and 1982 where in the world have most people died as a result of an eruption
Definition
indonesia
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largest volcano
Definition
mauna loux in hawaii
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most destructive volcano in us history
Definition
mt st helens
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