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Geohazards

This class was created by Brainscape user Dominic De Fonseka. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Dominic De Fonseka
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Decks in this class (18)

Lecture 1 - Volcanic Hazards
Pyroclasts 1,
Tephra 2,
Monogenetic and polygenetic 3
15  cards
Lecture 2 - Rheology of magmas
Controls of viscosity 1,
Network formers and breakers 2,
What determines the viscosity of ...
8  cards
Lecture 3 - Volcanic Hazards
Primary or direct hazards lava fl...,
Kileau lower east rift zone 2,
What is a pyroclastic flow 3
13  cards
Lecture 4 - Volcanic Hazard monitoring
Short term forecasting and monito...,
Long term forecasting and monitor...,
Methods of volcano activity and e...
12  cards
Lecture 5 - Volcanoes and Climate
Why study volcanic eruptions and ...,
What happened in 1815 with mount ...,
Overall impacts of mount tambora 3
6  cards
Lecture 6 - Volcano Benefits
Fertile volcanic soils 1,
List of volcano benefits 2,
Geothermal energy flow in the gro...
7  cards
Lecture 7 - Earthquakes
What is an earthquake 1,
Strain definition 2,
Stress definition 3
13  cards
Lecture. 8 - Locating and Measuring Earthquakes
P waves s waves 1,
Two types of surface waves 2,
What controls p waves and s waves 3
13  cards
Lecture 9 - Earthquake hazard and mitigation
Potential earthquake precursors 1,
Effect of soft sediments vs bedro...
2  cards
Lecture 10 - Resource Conundrum
How does the world s demand for m...,
The club of rome report 1978 pred...,
Reserves versus resources 3
5  cards
Lecture 11 - Geopolitics, strategic metals
3 reasons why minerals are politi...,
Iron ore reserve distribution 2,
Economic statecraft ie sanctions 3
9  cards
Lecture 12 - Metal Markets and Market Catastrophes
Tin info 1,
Main tin producers 2,
Tin price changes 3
10  cards
Lecture 13 - Geology of commodities Copper Mineral Deposits
Usages of copper 1,
Copper deposits 2,
Porphyry deposits 3
7  cards
Lecture 14 - Stratiform sediment hosted copper deposits
Importance 1,
Grade 2,
Info 3
3  cards
Lecture 15 - Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits
What are they 1
1  cards
Lecture 15 - Diamonds
Graphite 1,
Diamond 2,
Diamond 3
11  cards
Lecture 16 - Iron and Nickel
World iron and steel production 1,
Iron stones 2,
Placer deposits 3
12  cards
Lecture 17 - Energy minerals
Coal production 1,
Coal reserves 2,
Electrification patterns 3
9  cards

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