Volcanoes
What is a Volcano?
A volcano is an opening in the earth where lava or magma is released.
What happens when a volcano is considered active?
It is a volcano that has erupted, and it will probably erupt again.
Are there currently active volcanoes in Mercury?
No
What is the name of the tallest volcano in the world?
Ojos del Salado?
Sangay?
Tall Volcano?
Ojos del Salado
How are Volcanoes formed?
Volcanoes are formed when tectonic plates push together or pull apart.
What is a good thing that happens when a volcano erupts?
The ash has good minerals to help plants grow, the volcano itself provides a habitat for some animals and plants, creation of sulfur, nickel, copper, and natural gas.
What Does the Latin word "Maria" mean in English?
Seas
Name one person that performed at the Oscars.
Queen and Adam Lambert, Bette Midler, Jennifer Hudson, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.
What are hot spots?
Areas where the crust is thin and magma is heated.
What does it mean if a volcano is considered Dormant?
A volcano that hasn’t erupted for a while, but might erupt again further in the future
Why can't we be completely sure if Venus has active volcanos?
There is no direct way to see Venus because of thick clouds.
What planet does the moon Io belong to?
Jupiter
Give an example of a type of volcano.
Lava dome, shield, composite, cinder cone.
Give one example of what happens when a volcano erupts.
It gets bigger from cooled magma
Magma and lava are released
rock falls, earthquakes, mudslides, fast floods
What type of gases do volcanoes on Io let out when they erupt?
Sulfurous gases
How many dogs does Ariana have?
2
What can cause magma in hot spots to rise?
When the magma is less dense it rises.
What does it mean if a volcano is classified as extinct?
A volcano that erupted a REALLY long time ago, and is definitely not going to erupt again.
What happened when Mercury's core cooled?
Volcanoes died out.
Whats Elise's little brothers' name?
Brooks