5.1, 5.2, 5.4 - Volcanoes
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15 questions
5.1 - Intro to Volcanoes
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Match the word to the definition.
Match the word to the definition.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Magma | arrow_right_alt | A hole in Earth's surface through which magma, hot gases, ash, and rock fragments escape from deep inside the planet. |
Hot Spot | arrow_right_alt | A dense wave of superheated air and rock that moves as a fluid from an erupting volcano |
Lava | arrow_right_alt | Molten rock deep within Earth consists of liquids, gases, and particles of rocks and crystals. |
Pyroclastic Flow | arrow_right_alt | Large circular depression formed when an empty magma chamber causes the collapse of the volcano above it. |
Volcano | arrow_right_alt | An upwelling of heat from beneath Earth's crust; often refered to as a Mantle Plume |
Pahoehoe | arrow_right_alt | Magma at Earth's surface. |
Aa | arrow_right_alt | lava flows that have a rough rubbly surface composed of broken lava blocks called clinkers |
Caldera | arrow_right_alt | lava that has a smooth, hummocky, or ropy surface |
4
Highlight where the "Ring of Fire" is on the planet.
Highlight where the "Ring of Fire" is on the planet.
4
What do you notice about the volcanos around the "Ring of Fire" in relation to the plate tectonics?
What do you notice about the volcanos around the "Ring of Fire" in relation to the plate tectonics?
4
What is the name of the volcano that erupted in 1815, and also blocked some of the sunlight around the world thus lowering the temperature of the planet by 3 degrees Celsius, causing it to be known as the "Year without a summer"?
What is the name of the volcano that erupted in 1815, and also blocked some of the sunlight around the world thus lowering the temperature of the planet by 3 degrees Celsius, causing it to be known as the "Year without a summer"?
5.2 - Types and Explosions
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Explain the process a composite volcano goes through that creates its overall shape.
Explain the process a composite volcano goes through that creates its overall shape.
4
What makes a volcano explosive?
What makes a volcano explosive?
4
Lava gets its viscosity from its _______ content.
Meaning the more mafic the lava is the _______ the viscosity.
10
Match the type and properties that led to its formation, to the photo. (Some may be used more than once, or not at all.)
Match the type and properties that led to its formation, to the photo. (Some may be used more than once, or not at all.)
- Stratovolcano/Composite
- High Viscocity
- high gas content
- Low Explosive
- Shield
- Highly Explosive
- mafic lava
- Cinder Cone
- Low Viscocity
- low gas content
- felsic lava
1
Yellowstone is likely to erupt in your lifetime.
Yellowstone is likely to erupt in your lifetime.
2
What typically kills the most people when a volcano erupts?
What typically kills the most people when a volcano erupts?
5.4 - Volcanic Gasses
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Check off all of the gasses that typically come out of a volcanic eruption.
Check off all of the gasses that typically come out of a volcanic eruption.
4
Most of the gas that comes from a volcanic eruption is _______ , and the second most gas is _______ .
2
Mt. St. Helens was an explosive eruption because the magma under the mountain had access to __________.
8
What connects the concept 'Lava Viscosity' and 'Volcanic Explosiveness'?
What connects the concept 'Lava Viscosity' and 'Volcanic Explosiveness'?
10
On the gradient, write the words from the given word bank where they occur in alignment with destructiveness (explosivity).
On the gradient, write the words from the given word bank where they occur in alignment with destructiveness (explosivity).