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Volcanoes
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6th Grade
04/22/2015

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The seated sculpture of President Lincoln inside the Lincoln Memorial was carved out of white Georgia marble.  What type of rock is marble?
Definition
metamorphic
Term
What geologic process changes pieces of rock, minerals, and other material into Sedimentary rock?
Definition
compacting and cementing
Term
Rocks melt at what temperature change?
Definition
600-1300 degrees Celsius
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The Mount Rushmore National Monument is carved from the granite of South Dakota's Black Hills.  What type of rock is granite?
Definition
igneous
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The interrelationship among the three rock types is identified as?
Definition
the rock cycle
Term
What geologic process can change granite (igneous rock) into gneiss (metamorphic rock)?
Definition
heat and pressure
Term
Which characteristic is common to extrusive igneous rocks?
Definition
glassy surfaces
Term
Which characteristic is common to metamorphic rock?
Definition
ribbonlike layers
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Which characteristic is found in sedimentary rocks?
Definition
fossils
Term
What type of igneous rock make up most of the ocean floor?
Definition
basalt
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Volcanic eruptions can range from _________________ to _____________________.
Definition
violent / mild
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All kinds of eruptions have effects on people and environment can be both _______________ and _______________.
Definition
harmful / beneficial
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What are 2 examples of material that ejects during an eruption?
Definition
molten rock / fragments of rock
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Fine fragments of rock are called ________________.
Definition
ash
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Ash only affects people close to the volcanic eruptions?

True or False

Definition
false
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Volcanic eruptions can also contaminate ____________ supplies, cause ______________, and collapse _______________.
Definition
water  /  electrical stroms  /  roofs
Term

Volcanoes can explode sideways.

true or false

 

Definition
true
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Name 4 catastrophic events that may accompany a volcano?
Definition
earthquakes, flash floods, rock falls, mudflows, luhar, tsunamis
Term
Mudflows can move _________ than people can run and bridges in the path of these flows can be ____________________.
Definition
faster  /  destroyed instantly
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A lahar happens when _____________________.
Definition
rain falls through clouds of ash or when rivers become choked with falling volcanic debris
Term
What two ways can a volcano cause a tsunami?
Definition

1. The collapse of an island during a volcano eruption

2. the dumping of heavy loads of volcanic ?

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Volcanoes cause severe weather related events such as:
Definition
lightning / thunderstorms / whirlwinds
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Volcanic eruption can melt _____________ and ____________ which can lead to ________________ and ___________________.
Definition
snow / glaciers / flooding / landslides
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Many volcanic areas have permanent _______________.
Definition
hot springs
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Name at least three uses of hot springs:
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provide recreation, geothermal energy, heat buildings
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Volcanoes provide a _________ of natural ____________.
Definition
wealth /  products
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Basalt is a raw material used as a __________ agent.
Definition
cleaning
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Volcanic ash enriches ____________________________.
Definition
the soil with mineral nutrients
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Name 3 minerals from in molten rock:
Definition
nickel / chromium / platinum
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What is obsidian? What is it used for?
Definition
It's volcanic glass used for fine stone work.
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Volcanoes also create _____________.
Definition
landscapes
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Volcanoes affect the ___________ of our oceans and _____________. Floods create sandy beaches along _______________.  Earthquakes, as well as volcanoes, _____________ and ______________ mountains.
Definition
compisition / atmosphere / riverbanks / create & shape
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Type of rock that changes due to extreme heat and pressure.
Definition
metamorphic
Term
Created when it rains through ash clouds:
Definition
Lahar
Term
Type of eruption that builds lands over time:
Definition
nonexplosive
Term
When an oceanic plate sinks under a continental plate:
Definition
subduction
Term
Name of volcano that preserved Pompeii:
Definition
Mount Vesuvius
Term
Process that formed the Hawaiian Islands:
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hotspots
Term
Type of volcano that is tall and steep:
Definition
composite
Term
Fine rock fragments from volcanic eruption:
Definition
ash
Term
Magma that has reached Earth's surface:
Definition
lava
Term
Volcanoes make soil fertile by providing this ______________.
Definition
minerals
Term
Where 90% of volcanoes are found:
Definition
Ring of Fire
Term
Type of rock that is formed by cooled magma:
Definition
igneous
Term
Volcanic bombs, lapilli, and ash are all types of this:
Definition
pyroclastic material
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Type of volcano that erodes easily:
Definition
cinder cone
Term
A build up of gases will cause this type of eruption:
Definition
explosive
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Type of rock that is compacted into layers:
Definition
Term
Type of volcano that causes lava flows:
Definition
shield
Term
Melted rock under Earth's surface:
Definition
magma
Term
Determined by the amount of silica in magma:
Definition
viscosity
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Name 4 characterictics of a composite volcano:
Definition
  1. have both explosive and non-explosive erruptions -
    formed by explosive eruptions that are followed by lava outpourings
  2. alternating layers of lava and ash
  3. have broad bases and summits with tall with steep slopes
  4. also known as strotovolcanoes
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Name 4 characterictics of a shield volcano:
Definition
  1. built entirely from runny lava
  2. have only nonexplosive eruptions
  3. gently slopes
  4. very large in size (width)
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Name 5 characteristics of a cinder cone volcano:
Definition
  1. smallest volcanoes
  2. have explosive eruptions
  3. erode quickly
  4. built entirely out of pyroclasitc materials -from rock fragments and cinders
  5. often in clusters
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Sedimentary
Definition

deposits from erosion form layers that get pressed together

 

Term
Metamorphic
Definition

Rock is forced down by plate movement.  Heat and pressure squeezes it

 

Term
Magma
Definition

Heat and pressure melts rock completely

 

Term
Igneous
Definition

as magma rises, it cools and solidifies

 

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Name the characteristics of a nonexplosive eruption:
Definition
lava flows pour out calmly, create mountains over time, magma has low amount of water and silica
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Name the characteristics of an explosive eruption:
Definition
explosion of gasses and hot debris, molten rock hardens in the air, shrinks mountains, magma has high amounts of water (acts like a shaken soda can) and silica (causes a thick plug)
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What are the differences between lava and pyroclastic materials?
Definition

lava - magma on the earth's surface

pyroclastic materials - efected rock fragments

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Types of lava:
Definition
  1. blocky
  2. Pahoehoe
  3. Aa
  4. pillow
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Types of pyroclastic materials:
Definition

can be man size

  1. blocks
  2. bombs
  3. lapilli
  4. ash
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How igneous rocks form and change into one another?
Definition
rock that forms from the cooling of magma / changes happen due to melting and cooling
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How sedimentary rocks form and change into one another?
Definition
rock that forms when sediments go through weathering and erosion tht cement and compact each other / changes happen due to weathering and erosion
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How metaphoric rocks form and change into one another?
Definition
rock that forms when the textrue and composition of preexisting rock changes due to heat or pressure / changes happen due to heat or pressure
Term
Vocabulary: magma
Definition
melted rock under Earth's surface
Term
Vocabulary:lahars
Definition
happen when rain falls through clouds of ash or when rivers filled with volcanic debris
Term
Vocabulary: tsunami
Definition
huge tidal waves caused by catactrophic events
Term
Vocabulary: lava
Definition
magma on Earth's surface
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Vocabulary: pyroclastic materials
Definition
rock fragments ejected from explosive eruptions
Term
Vocabulary: silica
Definition
found in lava; building block of most minerals. silica-rich lava is thick and stiff
Term
Vocabulary: igneous rock
Definition
rock forms from changes due to heat or pressure
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Vocabulary: sedimentary rock
Definition
rocks form from compacted and cemented sediments over time
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Vocabulary: lava flows
Definition
rivers of red-hot lava
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