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Theory
So many ways to die!
Actual Volcanoes!
Grab Bag!
100
a molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
What is magma
100
Sticky, thick lava is composed of this material
What is silica
100
Boiling water is hot. Hot enough to burn skin and harm a person permanently... Exactly how many times hotter is lava?
IT IS TEN TIMES HOTTER AT LEAST!
100
What kind of volcano is Mt St Helens?
What is a Composite volcano or stratovolcano
100
Name a type of rock formed by volcanoes
What is Aa, Pahoehoe Pumice
200
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it
What is a hot spot
200
These are the two types of eruptions
What is Quiet and Explosive
200
If on an active volcano not currently erupting, what danger is there BESIDES the incredible heat?
What is POISONOUS GAS!
200
Hawaii's biggest volcano Mauna Loa, is what type of volcano?
What is a shield volcano
200
What causes all this trouble?
What is TECTONIC PLATES!
300
any characteristic of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the composition of the substance
What is a physical property
300
Give an example of a substance with high viscosity, and a substance with low viscosity
Varies, but the high viscosity should flow slowly if at all.
300
Why do forests surrounding volcanoes typically disappear after eruptions?
They are knocked down by the shear force of eruption
300
This volcano covered the ancient city of Pompeii in ash, preserving it in time.
What is Mt Vesuvius
300
Name the four pieces of a volcano
What is Magma Chamber, Pipe, Vent, and Crater
400
A liquid's resistance to flow
What is viscosity
400
Why causes pressure to build inside a volcano to the point of exploding?
What is GAS!
400
Why can local bodies of water by a volcano be a concern during/after an eruption?
chemicals from magma can seep into the water, causing it to turn harmful
400
When this Volcano erupted, the ash it threw into the atmosphere lowered the earth's temperature by a few degrees!
What is Mount Pinatubo
400
Name a movie that features of a volcano.
I have seen all the movies.
500
A substance in which two or more elements are joined
What is a compound
500
Name TWO features that form as a result of magma hardening beneath the earth's surface
Volcanic necks, dikes, sills, batholiths, or dome mountains
500
What danger do active volcanoes pose to air travel?
Ash eruptions in the upper atmosphere can disrupt flight paths, often halting air travel all together.
500
This volcano in Japan is labeled dormant, as it has not erupted in over two hundred years. It is also the name of a kind of apple. It's pretty famous.
What is Mt Fuji
500
Name and describe the formation of each type of volcano
Shield volcanoes- formed by gradual and continuous lava flows, shaped like a wide broad shield Cinder Cone Volcanoes- Shaped by violent eruptions producing ash, cinder, and bombs. Shaped in a steep, cone shaped hill Composite/strato volcanoes - Created by a combination of both ash and lava flows, tall, cone shaped mountains