Magma
Volcanoes
Plate Tectonics
Science Review
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What is magma called once it erupts out of a volcano?
Lava
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What is the name of the plate that is pushed under the other plate at the site of a volcano? EC: Why does THAT plate go under and not the other plate?
An oceanic plate. The oceanic plate is heavier/more dense, so it goes under the lighter/less dense plate.
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What is the type of plate called that has an ocean on it?
An oceanic plate.
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What is the outer most layer of the Earth called?
The crust.
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What is magma made out of?
The oceanic plate - melted. (Water, plankton, rock)
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What is the plate called that the volcano sits on?
The continental plate.
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What is the type of plate called that has land on it?
A continental plate.
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What is the LARGEST layer of the earth called?
The mantle.
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What is the space called where the magma collects under the volcano until it can't hold anymore magma and it erupts out of the volcano?
A magma chamber.
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What is the zone called where the oceanic plate is pushed under the continental plate?
A subduction zone.
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What is the type of boundary called where two plates collide?
A convergent boundary.
300
What is the rule for gravity?
The larger the object, the more/stronger gravitational pull it has.
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What living organism from the ocean adds carbon dioxide to the magma, which is then released in our atmosphere when the volcano erupts?
Plankton
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What is the area called that has a line of volcanoes all along the rim of the Pacific plate?
The Ring of Fire.
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What is the name of the zone called where the oceanic plate is pushed under the continental plate? What type of natural disaster occurs here?
Subduction zone. Volcano.
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Why can I jump higher on the moon than I can on Earth?
There is less gravity pulling me back down to the ground on the moon than there would be on Earth. This is because the moon is smaller/less dense than the Earth.
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