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Jabari Thompson
Volcano
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Science
7th Grade
03/28/2014

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Am't of dissolved gases and water vapor
Definition
more gases, more explosions
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Am't of silica("glue")
Definition
more silica, more explosive
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Shield volcano
Definition
gentle slope (mostly lava)
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cinder cone- steep slope (mostly ash)
Definition
tephra- clumps of airborne ash
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Composite cone
Definition
intermediate slope (ash and lava mix)
Term
Human impact
Definition
lava flows cover property (Hawaii)
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What does VEI stand for
Definition
Volcano Explosive Index
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What was the largest volcanic eruption of historic times(recorded by man)
Definition
Mt. Tamboria
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What was the volcano that buried Pompeii?
Definition
Mount Vesuvius
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What were the people buried in- lava or ash
Definition
ash
Term
Between 1600 and 1982, were in the world have the most people died as the result of volcanos
Definition
Indonesia
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Where is the biggest volcano in the world
Definition
Hawaii
Term
What was the most destructive volcano in US history?
Definition
Mt St Helen
Term
Am't of dissolved gases and water vapor
Definition
more trapped water at convergent boundaries
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Human Impact
Definition
Covered with ash ( Pompeii, Italy)
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Human impact
Definition
Poisonous gases causes acid rain
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Human Impact
Definition
Fires from burning
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Eruption factors
Definition
gases and water vapor
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Eruption factors
Definition
silica (glue)
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three types of volcanoes
Definition
Shield, Cinder Cone, Composite Volcano
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