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VOLCANO TASK CARDS
THE TYPE OF
ERUPTION THAT
RELEASES
PYROCLASTIC
MATERIAL.
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A VOLCANO THAT
HAS ERUPTED IN
THE LAST 10,000
YEARS.
MAGMA IS
STORED IN
THIS PART OF
THE VOLCANO.
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THE SCORE A
SUPERVOLCANO
WOULD SCORE
ON THE VEI
SCALE.
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A NONEXPLOSIVE
UNDERWATER
VOLCANO.
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YELLOWSTONE
IS A VOLCANO
IN THE MIDDLE
OF A TECTONIC
PLATE CAUSED
BY THIS.
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THE TYPE OF
VOLCANOES THAT
ARE MADE FROM
LAYERS OF LAVA
FROM NONEXPLOSIVE
ERUPTIONS AND HAVE
RUNNY LAVA.
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DRAW AND LABEL THE
MAGMA CHAMBER,
MAIN VENT, LAVA OR
PYROCLASTIC
MATERIAL, AND
CRATER.
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THIS FORMS
WHEN A MAGMA
CHAMBER’S ROOF
COLLAPSES.
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THE TYPE OF
ERUPTION THAT
RELEASES LAVA.
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A VOLCANO THAT
HAS ERUPTED IN
THE PAST (GREATER
THAN 10,000 YRS.)
AND IS EXPECTED
TO ERUPT AGAIN
IN THE FUTURE.
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THE LOCATION
SEAMOUNTS
ARE FOUND.
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THE NAME OF THE
SCALE THAT
MEASURES THE
POWER OF A
VOLCANO.
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THIS IS MAINLY
PRODUCED
DURING NONEXPLOSIVE
ERUPTIONS.
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THIS SUBSTANCE
IN MAGMA WILL
QUICKLY TURN
TO GAS AND
EXPAND DURING
AN ERUPTION.
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THESE ARE
FUNNEL-SHAPED
PITS AROUND
THE VENT OF A
VOLCANO.
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THESE VOLCANOES
ARE MADE FROM
ALTERNATING
LAYERS OF LAVA
AND PYROCLASTIC
MATERIAL.
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THIS BENEFIT OF
VOLCANOES MAKE
IT POSSIBLE TO
HARNESS POWER
FOR ELECTRICITY.
ANSWERS
1.
Explosive Eruption
9.
2.
Active
10. Non-explosive Eruption
3.
Magma Chamber
11. Dormant
4.
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12. Underwater
5.
Seamount
6.
Hot Spot
13. VEI – Volcanic
Explosivity Index
7.
Shield Volcanoes
8.
Caldera
14. Lava
15. Water
16. Crater
17. Composite
18. Geothermal Heat
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