Volcanic Eruption Process and Types of Volcanoes
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What is the characteristic of lahars when they are most dangerous?

  • When they are dry and powdery
  • When they are wet and fluid (correct)
  • When they are cold and solid
  • When they are hot and fluid
  • What is the primary reason why ash fall poses a great danger to airplanes?

  • Ashes can cause visibility problems
  • Ashes can block sunrays
  • Ashes can interfere with the plane's engines (correct)
  • Ashes can cause climate cooling
  • What is the result of excessive ash fall on crops?

  • Crops grow faster
  • Crops become more fertile
  • Crops are destroyed (correct)
  • Crops are unaffected
  • What is the term used to describe the collective materials that come out of the volcano's mouth during an explosive eruption?

    <p>Pyroclastic Flow (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of ash fall on the environment?

    <p>It causes both breathing problems and climate cooling (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the composition of ash fall?

    <p>Fine-grained volcanic materials (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for molten materials that come out of the surface during a volcanic eruption?

    <p>Lava (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are active volcanoes classified by PHIVOLCS?

    <p>Erupted within historical times and have documented records (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a type of mudflow or debris flow that forms when pyroclastic materials mix with rainwater or water from a volcano's crater lake?

    <p>Lahar (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for various forms of matter ejected by a volcano during its eruption?

    <p>Pyroclastic materials (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a vent on the earth's crust where magma moves up from the depths of the earth to its surface and into the atmosphere?

    <p>Volcano (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of volcano has a physical form that is being changed by agents of weathering and erosion?

    <p>Inactive volcano (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is radon?

    <p>A type of noble gas (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs prior to an earthquake event?

    <p>An increase in radon emissions in soils and groundwater (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe a series of mild local movements that occur frequently at short periods of time at almost similar depths?

    <p>Swarms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between landslides and slope failure?

    <p>The type of process involved (mass-wasting or failure) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an aquifer?

    <p>A type of rock that contains groundwater (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of studying earthquake trends?

    <p>To predict when the next big earthquake will occur (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of seismic waves during an earthquake?

    <p>The release of energy stored in the earth's rocks (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the breaking or fracture of the earth's surface or rocks?

    <p>Ground rupture (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of the increase in water pressure in the soil during an earthquake?

    <p>The reduction of effective stress between solid particles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the process of the ground sinking or developing a depression due to liquefaction?

    <p>Subsidence (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the effects of liquefaction?

    <p>Ground subsidence (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be formed as a result of the process of subsidence?

    <p>Lakes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the maximum speed that pyroclastic flows can travel?

    <p>700 kph (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the temperature range of rocks and gas inside pyroclastic flows?

    <p>200°C to 700°C (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary factor that affects the direction of pyroclastic flows?

    <p>The topography of the surrounding area (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the turbulent rush of pyroclastic materials above the pyroclastic flow?

    <p>Pyroclastic surge (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the minimum size of rock fragments that are classified as blocks or bombs?

    <p>64mm (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the approximate number of inhabitants killed when Mt. Pelee erupted on May 8, 1902?

    <p>30,000 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Flashcards

    Lahars: Most Dangerous

    Lahars are most dangerous when they are wet and fluid, allowing them to travel further and spread more destructively.

    Ash Fall & Airplanes

    Ash fall poses danger to airplanes because volcanic ash can clog their engines, causing them to malfunction.

    Ash Fall & Crops

    Excessive ash fall destroys crops, making them inedible and unproductive.

    Pyroclastic Flow

    Pyroclastic flow is the collective name for hot, fast-moving volcanic materials (ash, rocks, gases) that erupt explosively from a volcano.

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    Ash Fall Environmental Effects

    Ash fall causes breathing problems and environmental cooling as fine volcanic particles spread widely.

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    Ash Fall Composition

    Ash fall is made up of fine-grained volcanic materials like rock fragments and minerals.

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    Lava

    Lava is molten material that erupts from a volcano.

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    Active Volcano Classification

    Active volcanoes, according to PHIVOLCS, have erupted within historical past and have records of activity.

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    Lahar

    A lahar is a type of mudflow or debris flow formed by the mixing of pyroclastic materials with water from rainfall or volcanic sources.

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    Pyroclastic Materials

    Pyroclastic materials are various forms of matter ejected from a volcano during eruption.

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    Volcano

    A vent in the Earth's crust where magma rises from the depths and erupts.

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    Inactive Volcano

    Inactive volcanoes have undergone significant alterations from weathering and erosion, changing their original shape.

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    Radon

    Radon is a type of noble gas.

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    Earthquake Radon

    Before earthquakes, radon emissions in soil and groundwater usually increase.

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    Earthquake Swarms

    Earthquake swarms are frequent, short-term, similar-depth minor movements.

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    Landslide vs. Slope Failure

    Landslides and slope failure differ in the process involved (mass-wasting vs. fracture).

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    Aquifer

    An aquifer is a rock formation that contains groundwater.

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    Earthquake Trend Study

    Studying earthquake trends attempts to predict the timing of the next large earthquake.

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    Seismic Waves Cause

    Seismic waves are caused by the release of energy stored in the Earth's rocks during an earthquake.

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    Ground Rupture

    Ground rupture is the breaking or fracturing of the Earth's surface or rocks due to seismic activity.

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    Water Pressure & Earthquake

    Increased water pressure in the soil during an earthquake reduces the effective stress between soil particles, weakening it.

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    Subsidence

    Subsidence is the process of the ground sinking or developing a depression.

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    Liquefaction Effect

    One effect of liquefaction is ground subsidence.

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    Subsidence Result

    Subsidence can form lakes.

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    Pyroclastic Flow Speed

    Pyroclastic flows can travel at speeds up to 700 kph.

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    Pyroclastic Flow Temperature

    Rocks and gas inside pyroclastic flows have temperatures from 200°C to 700°C.

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    Pyroclastic Flow Direction

    The topography of the surrounding area affects the direction of a pyroclastic flow.

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    Pyroclastic Surge

    A pyroclastic surge is a turbulent rush of hot gases and materials above the pyroclastic flow.

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    Large Pyroclastic Fragment Size

    Blocks and bombs are pyroclastic fragments larger than 64 mm.

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    Mt. Pelee Death Toll

    Approximately 30,000 inhabitants died when Mt. Pelee erupted on May 8, 1902.

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