Volcano Parts
Magma Chamber
Molten rock that is mixed with liquid is known as?
Magma
Where are volcanoes located?
Over tectonic plates
Heated water flows in small puddles/pool called?
Hot Springs
Once magma has reached the earths surface it becomes?
Lava
Strong flows of air and gas that cover areas with ash is called?
Pyroclastic flow
Volcanoes that are broad shaped and flat are known as?
Shield Volcanoes
A type of hot spring where water shoots out of air?
Geyser
What is the main vent/pipe called where magma goes through before it comes out the volcano as lava?
Conduit
The name of a crater that is created after the magma chamber is emptied out?
Caldera
Steep cone shape Volcano is known as?
Cinder-Cone
Fumarole
The circular opening where a volcano releases magma into lava is called?
Crater
Combination of ash and dust that form in the air when a volcano erupts is a?
Ash cloud
Very steep volcanoes that are the most violent and are rich in silica are?
Composite volcanoes
How does volcanic ash effect the air?
The ash cloud causes a blockage of sunlight to enter the atmosphere making the temperatures in the area cooler.
Volcanic gases and ash can sometimes fall to the Earth’s surface that can be dangerous to human health is known as?
Acid Rain
Magma is made up of which two elements?
Silica & Oxygen
What is one way that volcanoes benefit the earth?
It creates new land
It helps enrich the soil with its ashes
What are negative effects of volcanoes erupting?
They cause for the rivers around the air to fill with ash.
Ash can hurt the community's lungs making it hard to breathe.
Lava destroys budlings and can lead to fire.