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E.S.ch.7 Study Guide
E.S. ch. 7 Study Guide
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7th Grade
02/03/2015

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What is the difference between Lava & Magma?
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Lava is on the surface, magma is underground
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One major volcanic belt is.......
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Ring of Fire
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Most Voclano's form at
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Plate Boundaries
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The viscosity of magma depends on two things
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Silican Content & Temperature
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Lava that cuts across rock layers hardens to form a feature called a
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DIKE
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A volcanic mountain made up of volcanic ash, cinders and bombs is called a
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Shield Volcano
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Geologists classify volcanic eruptions as _____ or ______.
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Quiet, Explosive
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A _____________ forms when magam hardens in a volcanos pipe.
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Volcanic Neck
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Large Rock masses called ____ form the core of many mountain ranges.
Definition
Batholith
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What are 3 main types of Volcanos?
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Shield, Cinder Cone, Composite
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Large rock masses called ___ form the core of many mountain ranges.
Definition
Batholith
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What are 3 main types of volcanoes?
Definition
Shield, Cinder Bone, Composite
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Fast Moving hot lava has a ___ viscosity and  is called ____.
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AA, 

 

Pahoehoe

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Slower moving lava that is cool has a ____ viscosity is called ____.
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High 

 

 

AA

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Give one example of an eleemnt
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C, H, O
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Give one example of a compund?
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H20
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Converge means to _____ together.
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Push
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Diverge means to ____ apart.
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Pull
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There are about ____ active Volcanoes on land.
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600
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The curve of a ____ is just like the curve of its deep-ocean trench.
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Island Arc
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A ____ forms above a hot spot when magam erupts through the crust and reaches the surface.
Definition
Volcano
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A ____ is an area where material from deep within the mantel rises then melts, forming magma.
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Hot Spot
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True or False:  Volcanoes only form in the Ocean
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False- Volcanos can form on land.
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What factors detemrine the force of a volcanic eruption?
Definition
Silica Content & Viscosity
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What causes a geyser to erupt?
Definition
pressure builds up in a narrow crack until water and steam erupt from it.
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A huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic moutnain is called a ____.
Definition
Caldera
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What are 3 stages of Volcanic Activity?
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Active, Dormant & Extinct
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A volcan erupts, what force pushes magma out of a volcano onto the surface?
Definition
pressure & expanding gas
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Why would anyone want to live near a volcano?
Definition
Fertile Soil
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Name the 5 landforms formed from magma?
Definition

Volcanic Necks

Dike

Sill

Batholith

Dome Mountains 

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What is Geothermal Activity?
Definition
Magma heats udnerground water.
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Give me two examples of Geothermal Acitivity?
Definition

Hot Springs

Geysers

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Geothermal Energy can be used as a source of _____.
Definition
Energy / Electricity / Power
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