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ISP 203B EXAM 2 Questions With Solutions Cinder Cones - Small steep cones of scoria(products of mild explosive eruptions of basalt magma) with large crater at the summit. Shield Volcanoes - Very large, very broad (not steep) mountains mostly formed of basalt lava flows.Have long old history of eruptions producing lava flows. Strato-Volcanoes - Very steep, tall, conical mountains formed of strata (layers) of lava flows and pyroclastic flows. - Associated with dangerous ash clouds and p...

ISP 203B EXAM 2 WITH COMPLETE & VERIFIED ANSWERS Volcanic Mudflows - ANS ️️ - Form when ash combines with water primarily on stratovolcanoes, and pours down their flanks at high speeds. Similar to very wet concrete. People are often killed by the boulders carried by the flows. - You can't outrun it - Climb up the valley side for safety. Lahars - ANS ️️ - A hot mudflow. Mt. Rainer - ANS ️️ - Poses serious mudflow risks for Seattle-Tacoma area. - Stratovolcano. - Every 500 ye...

ISP 203 Exam 2 () || Questions & Answers (Graded A+) ISP 203 Exam 2 () || Questions & Answers (Graded A+) Divergent boundary - ANSWER - Boundary where tectonic plates move apart At which type of plate boundary is likely to have magma generated by decompression melting? - ANSWER - Divergent Most of the world's above sea level volcanoes are ___________ and occur at ____________. - ANSWER - stratovolcanoes, subduction zones An igneous rock with tiny or no visible crystals likely coole...

Edexcel A-Level Geography - Paper 3 - Advance Information Topics Why might the level of wealth and development affect the impacts of tectonic hazards? - ANS - High levels of wealth can lead to more investment in preparedness, e.g. Japan's aseismic building architecture - Increasing poverty often leads to more shanty towns, which don't have proper building codes and are often built in vulnerable locations, e.g. favelas in Rio, Brazil Why might geographical isolation increase a pop...

A 1930's program to irrigate dryland farming areas of the Columbia basin. the Centerpiece was GRand Coulee Dam - ️️The Columbia Basin Project A climate strongly influenced by an oceanic environent, found on islands and the windward shores of continents. Characteriszed by small daily and yearly temperature ranges and high relative humidity - ️️marine climate A fan shaped depost of sediment located at the base of a mountain - ️️alluvial fan A forest harvesting technique that cuts a...

Geography AQA GCSE PAPER 1 Questions And Answers 100% Verified. Natural Hazard - correct answer. A natural hazard is a natural process which could cause death, injury or disruption to humans, or destroy proprty or posesions. Natural disaster - correct answer. A natural hzard that has actualy happened Geological hazards - correct answer. Caused by kand and tectonic processes Meteorological hazards - correct answer. Caused by weather and climate Factors affecting haz...

Geology HW 5 Complete Study Test with Complete Solutions. An active volcano is any volcano that: has not been worn away by erosion. is currently erupting or has erupted recently (in geological terms). has not erupted recently (in geological terms) but is likely to erupt in the future. is located on an active tectonic plate boundary - CORRECT ANSWER B If a volcano has not erupted in the past few thousand years, but is likely to erupt sometime in the future, it is considered t...

Geology HW 07 Study Practice Test. Which of the following are types of volcanoes? - CORRECT ANSWER Shield volcano Composite volcano Cinder Cone What information do geologists use to classify volcanoes? - CORRECT ANSWER Shape and type of deposits Cinder cones are made of________. - CORRECT ANSWER pyroclastic deposits In general, how often do most cinder cones erupt? - CORRECT ANSWER Most cinder cones erupt once. What are shield volcanoes generally made of? - CORRECT ANSWER Ba...

Work W = f x d The force that pushes an object times the distance the object moves Potential energy The work needed to raise an object a distance against the pull of gravity Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:02 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower Read More Kinetic energy The energy an object has due to its motion Sensible heat Heat energy we can feel or measure Latent heat Hidden heat energy in chemical bonds Released...

torrential mudflow of wet volcanic debris is called -ANSWER lahar shallow focus earthquakes are associated w which type of plate boundary? -ANSWER convergent, transform, divergent what type of mineral is pyrite -ANSWER sulfide chemical formula (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 describes what mineral -ANSWER olivine which volcanic flows moves the most rapidly -ANSWER pyroclastic flows most common rock-forming minerals in the crust are -ANSWER silicates which of the following minerals has the greates...