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Parts of a Volcano
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Trivia
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Which plate is the largest plate on Earth?
The Pacific Plate
100
What are riftia?
Giant tube worms at hydrothermal vents.
100
A ________ is an opening on the top of the volcano.
Vent
100
What is the outermost shell of the Earth called?
The crust
100
What fictional planet is the superhero "Superman" from?
Krypton
200
The chain of shield volcanoes in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean are created by what kind of plate movement?
Divergence
200
The most common mineral in/on the continental crust?
Silica
200
What are shield volcanoes made of and where are they found?
Shield volcanoes are made of layers of basaltic lava and are found on the ocean floor.
200
Before we had seven continents, we had a supercontinent called ___________.
Pangaea
200
A group of ravens is called a(n) ____________.
And unkindness or conspiracy
300
The Aleutian Trench off the coast of Alaska was created by which kind of plate movement?
Subduction or Convergence
300
What information does a bathymetric map show?
A bathymetric maps shows the ocean floor with mountains and trenches.
300
What is the tube that connects the magma chamber to the vent?
Conduit
300
The amount of "stuff" in something is called _________. Mass or Matter?
Mass
300
Who was the 16th President of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
400
Which plate is denser (which plate is sinking)? The Nazca or the South American Plate?
The Nazca Plate
400
Located at the edge of a plate (usually a trench) is a curved chain of volcanoes. This is called a ________
Island Arc
400
Describe what pahoehoe looks like.
Pahoehoe is a smooth, rope-like basaltic dried lava.
400
The ____________ variable is what you discover as a result of an experiment, NOT what you decide to change.
Dependent variable
400
Which planet has the most moons?
Jupiter
500
What kind of volcanoes would you expect to find along the Peru-Chile Trench?
Composite Volcanoes
500
What stinky poisonous gas supports life in hydrothermal vent communities?
Hydrogen Sulfide Gas.
500
Mount Saint Helens is a ____________ volcano which has layers of _______ and _______.
Mount Saint Helens is a composite volcano which has layers of ash and lava.
500
What process do plants use to take sunlight and make food from carbon dioxide and water?
Photosynthesis
500
What was the name of the deep submergence vehicle involved in the exploration of the Titanic?
Alvin