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Volcanism

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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What is a restricted vent in the surface of the Earth through which grasses, hot rock fragments, and lava are ejected?

Back (Answer)

Volcanism

#2
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What is a funnel-like depression found on top of active volcano?

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Crater

#3
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What are the types of volcanic eruptions?

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• Quiet or Effusive • Violent • Destructive

#4
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What is a hot molten rock below the Earth’s surface?

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Magma

#5
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What is a reservoir of molten rock but when it comes to the surface it is called?

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Lava

#6
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What are the 3 ways that magma can be generated?

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• Temperature • Pressure • Structural Formations

#7
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What is the increase in temperature within tur depths of the Earth?

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Geothermal Gradient

#8
Front (Question)

What is the main agent in producing violent eruptions?

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Water

#9
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Volcanism echoes the name ______ which means the Ancient Roman God of Fire and Volcanoes.

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“Vulcan”

#10
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What refers to “Pluto” which is the classical ruler of the underworld?

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Plutonism

#11
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What is a geologic theory that igneous rocks forming the Earth, originated from intrusive magmatic activity with a continuing gradual process of weathering and erosions?

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Volcanism or Plutonism

#12
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What are the 3 kinds of volcano?

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• Composite Volcano • Shield Volcano • Cinder Cone Volcano

#13
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It is a volcano which is cone-shape.

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Composite Volcano

#14
Front (Question)

What volcano which are formed from pyroclastic materials from another volcano?

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Composite Volcano

#15
Front (Question)

What is the most violent among other volcanoes?

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Composite Volcano

#16
Front (Question)

Give an example of Composite Volcano.

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Mt. Pinatubo

#17
Front (Question)

It is a volcano which has a mound-like shape.

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Shield Volcano

#18
Front (Question)

What volcano is formed from basaltic lava that erupted from a volcano?

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Shield Volcano

#19
Front (Question)

Give an example of Shield Volcano.

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The Mauna Loa in Hawaii

#20
Front (Question)

It is a smaller cone-shaped volcano.

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Cinder Cone Volcano

#21
Front (Question)

What volcano is formed from rock fragments from another volcano?

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Cinder Cone Volcano

#22
Front (Question)

Guve an example of Cinder Cone Volcano.

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Mt. Paricutin in Mexico

#23
Front (Question)

From the 200 volcanoes in the Philippines, how many volcanoes are considered active?

Back (Answer)

23

#24
Front (Question)

How can you tell if a volcano is active?

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When it has erupted within historic times and is capable of erupting anytime.