Dr. Cavitt's Life
Types of Volcanoes
Volcanic Eruptions
Volcano Anatomy
Magma
100
What are the names of Dr. Cavitt's wife and children?
Lena, Liza, and Lilly.
100
Name the three types of volcanoes.
Shield, composite, cinder cone.
100
How many times is it likely that a cinder cone will erupt?
One
100
True or False: Volcanoes can occur within a plate.
True
100
What is the difference between lava and magma?
Magma is in the ground, lava is out of the ground.
200
What is Dr. Cavitt's first name?
Thomas
200
The Ring of Fire is where most of what type of volcano are found?
Composite Volcano
200
Name two of the most violent eruptions in human history (from the presentation).
Mount St. Helens, Mount Vesuvius (Pompeii), Mount Pinatubo
200
What is a conduit?
The pathway lava uses to flow up a volcano or main vent.
200
Which type of volcano typically has the most viscous lava?
Composite
300
Name another class that Dr. Cavitt teaches.
Chemistry
300
What type of volcano is typically the least dangerous? Which one is the most dangerous?
Shield; composite
300
What is a fluid mudflow called?
Lahar
300
Name a common place where volcanoes occur.
Ring of Fire Bonus Answer: Ocean Basins
300
True or False: Magma with a high silica content has lower viscosity.
False
400
What city does he live in?
Abilene
400
Which type of volcano is typically the smallest?
Cinder cone
400
Can Lahars occur in inactive volcanoes?
Yes
400
What is the name for the gasses that are emitted from a volcano?
Fumaroles
400
What is the type of lava that flows from shield volcanoes?
Basaltic
500
What color eyes does Dr. Cavitt have?
BLUE
500
What type of volcano forms the fastest?
Cinder cone
500
How much more powerful was the eruption of Mount Saint Helens than the Hiroshima atom bomb?
20,000 times
500
Where is the lava held before it erupts from the volcano?
Magma chamber
500
What type (aa, pahoehoe, etc.) of lava is rocky?
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