Eartguakes and volcanoes - Volcanoes
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Whats a volcanoe
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What is the origin of the word "volcano"?
- Comes from the Roman god
- God of fire and metalworking: Vulcan
What is a eruption
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What are volcanoes commonly found near?
- Diverging boundaries: e.g., Iceland
- Subduction boundaries: e.g., Cotopaxi in Ecuador
What is a composite volcano
What is a shield volcano
Whats a main vent
What characterizes shield volcanoes in Iceland?
- Not spectacular looking
- Look like rolling hills
- Formed of thin, runny lava
Whats a crater
What are side vents
What is found underneath a volcano?
- Magma chamber stores magma
- Pressure forces magma up when full
How do volcanic eruptions affect global temperature?
- Ash and gas: Ejected high into the air.
- Ash reflects sunlight back, cooling Earth temporarily.
What is a pyroclastic flow
What is the age range of rocks on the island of Oahu?
- Oahu rocks age: 3.4 to 2.2 million years old.
What happens when magma is forced up a volcano?
- Magma moves through main vent
- Reaches the top of the volcano
What is the Volcano Explosivity Index (VEI)?
- VEI scale: Ranges from 0 (non-explosive) to 8 (mega colossal).
- Measures magnitude by eruption characteristics.
How old are the rocks on the island of Hawaii?
- Hawaii rocks age: less than 0.7 million years old.
Describe the formation of a crater during an eruption.
- Crater forms if volcano top is closed
- Large hole at the top of the volcano
How is the magnitude of ancient eruptions determined?
- Rocks in area: Used to estimate eruption size.
- Ancient eruptions lack recorded data.
What direction is the Pacific Plate moving?
- Pacific Plate direction: movement is shown by an arrow.
What happens to magma during a volcanic eruption?
- Not all magma exits through top.
- Can exit through side vents.
- Shape and thickness matter.
What are hot spots and their examples?
- Hot spots: Volcanic activity away from plate boundaries.
- Examples: Yellowstone Caldera, Hawaii.
What are some warning signs of a volcanic eruption?
- Warning signs: small earthquakes, temperature rise, gas (sulphur) clouds.
What are volcanic bombs?
- Pieces of rock in air.
- Can't travel far.
- Can start fires due to heat.
How were Hawaiian Islands formed?
- Middle of Pacific Plate: Hot spot activity.
- Magma breaks crust, creating volcanic islands.
What happened with the Cotopaxi volcano in 2015?
- Cotopaxi 2015: Signs of activity, state of emergency, no eruption.
What makes pyroclastic flow dangerous?
- Mix of gases, ash, steam.
- Extremely hot.
- Travels very fast down slope.
Why does Hawaii have active volcanoes?
- Hawaii: Only recent island with active volcanoes.
- Formed by Pacific Plate movement.
How do volcanoes form and erupt?
- Volcano formation: At divergent and subduction boundaries, hot spots.
- Eruption material: Lava, ash, bombs, gas, pyroclastic flow.
What event prevented flying in Europe and Northwest America in 2010?
- Ash cloud from Eyjafjallajökull eruption, Iceland, April 2010.
What features are labeled in the cross-section of a volcano?
- Main vent, crater, side vent.
- Lava flow, layers of lava/ash.
- Magma chamber.
What is a composite volcano?
What is a shield volcano?
What are side vents?
What is a pyroclastic flow?
What is a hot spot?
What are active volcanoes?
What is a magma chamber?
What are volcano bombs?
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