5.4 Volcanic Gas

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11 questions
4

Check off all the typical gasses that escape a volcano.

2

Convergent plate volcanoes are typically explosive.

4

What was your reason behind #2?

4

Convergent Plate volcanoes have access to __________ which leads them to have higher H2O/CO2 ratios.

4

The islands of Hawaii is because it sits over a ____________

4

Whether gas can escape gently or not is determined by the total volatile contents of the initial magma and the viscosity of the magma, which is controlled by its composition.

8

What is the connection between the expansions of gas; the viscosity of magma; and explosiveness?

2

Active volcanoes do not put off gasses.

4

How does a gas dissolve into a liquid? (one keyword)

10

Match the qualities to the types of volcanoes.

  • low viscosity
  • bubbles in milkshake
  • low silica content
  • violent eruptions
  • gas escapes slowly
  • high viscosity
  • high silica content
  • bubbles in water
  • water-like lava
  • syrup-like lava
  • gas escapes quickly
  • not typically violent eruptions
  • Shield
  • Composite
10

On the gradient, write the words from the given wordbank where they they occur in alignment to destructiveness (explosivity).