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What does this type of eruption let out?
It lets out lava flows.
100
Explosive eruptions are much more rare than what type of other eruption?
Non Explosive eruptions
100
A _____ chamber is inside a volcano.
Magma
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What kind of rock is formed from lava?
Ingenous
100
How many volcanoes are there worldwide?
There are an estimated 1500 active volcanoes worldwide.
200
Non explosive eruptions are the ____ ______ eruptions.
Most Common
200
What is the destruction amount of explosive eruptions? A. Not destructive at all. B. Incredibly Destructive. C. Mildly destructive.
The answer is incredibly instructive. B.
200
A magma chamber is made up of?
Molten rock deep underground
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How cool can lava get?
1,300degreesF
200
Where did volcano get its name?
The name "volcano" has its origin from the name of Vulcan, a god of fire in Roman mythology.
300
The lava flow can flow very slowly. How fast can it flow?
60km/h
300
Explosive eruptions send clouds into the air filled with what materials?
hot debris, ash, and gas.
300
What is magma released from during eruptions?
Vents
300
How hot can lava get?
22,000degreesF
300
What is a volcano?
A volcano is a landform (usually a mountain) where molten rock erupts through the surface of the planet.
400
Non explosive eruptions can let out ____ amounts of lava.
huge
400
An explosive eruption can also blast ________ of tons of lava and rock from it.
Millions
400
What is the difference between magma and lava?
Lava is the molten rock inside a volcano, and magma is molten rock that has flowed out of the volcano.
400
Is the lava in the inside or the outside of a volcano?
Inside
400
What volcano erupted in 1991, that spilled 22 million tons of sulfure dioxide.
Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines.
500
Vast amounts of earths surface are covered with lava from non explosive volcanoes. Where are they?
Much of the sea floor and the NorthWest region of the United States
500
In a matter of seconds an explosive eruption can demoliish an? A. Entire desert. B. Entire forest. C. Entire mountainside.
The answer is an entire mountainside. C.
500
What is a fissure?
A tunnel that the magma will sometimes take out to the side instead of going out the central vent.
500
What are the three kinds of rocks that come from lava?
Aa, Pahoehoe, & Pillow Lava
500
What are the most formidable volcanoes?
The most formidable volcanoes are called supervolcanoes.