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Exam 1, part 1 | GEOL 120 - Environmental Geology, Quizzes of Environmental Science

Class: GEOL 120 - Environmental Geology; Subject: Geology; University: The University of Tennessee-Martin; Term: Fall 2010;

Typology: Quizzes

2009/2010

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TERM 1
Cinder cone volcanoes
DEFINITION 1
steep conical hill of pyroclastics cinders or scoria = glassy
and vesicular height ranges: 10s- 100s meters they have fast
violent eruptions and a lot of gas
TERM 2
lava flows
DEFINITION 2
results when magma reaches the surface, overflows craters
or vent and moves down along the flanks of a volcano
TERM 3
lahars
DEFINITION 3
hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments flowing
down the slopes of a volcano cement like slurry of debris
TERM 4
pyroclastic hazards
DEFINITION 4
associated with explosive volcanism
TERM 5
pyroclastic flows
DEFINITION 5
glowing avalanche of hot pyroclastic debris
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Cinder cone volcanoes

steep conical hill of pyroclastics cinders or scoria = glassy

and vesicular height ranges: 10s- 100s meters they have fast

violent eruptions and a lot of gas

TERM 2

lava flows

DEFINITION 2

results when magma reaches the surface, overflows craters

or vent and moves down along the flanks of a volcano

TERM 3

lahars

DEFINITION 3

hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments flowing

down the slopes of a volcano cement like slurry of debris

TERM 4

pyroclastic hazards

DEFINITION 4

associated with explosive volcanism

TERM 5

pyroclastic flows

DEFINITION 5

glowing avalanche of hot pyroclastic debris

Lateral Blasts

explosions of gas and ash from the side of a volcano very

explosive and rapid projection of material

TERM 7

vertical blasts

DEFINITION 7

more world wide distribution of ash and gas produces acid

rain and short term climate change

TERM 8

Tsunamis caused by volcanoes

DEFINITION 8

result from the displacement of a large volume of (sea) water

due to explosive volcanism or volcano collapse into the

ocean

TERM 9

Earthquake 101

DEFINITION 9

represents the release of stored up energy from the Earth's

crust

TERM 10

Primary waves

DEFINITION 10

faster and go through both liquids and solids

Paleoseismicity

examine prehistoric seismic activity