Lava Logic
This property of lava determines how easily it flows.
What is viscosity?
This type of volcano has broad, sloping sides and erupts with runny lava.
What is a shield volcano?
Mafic lava is low in this mineral, making it flow more easily.
What is silica?
This tall, steep-sided volcano erupts explosively due to trapped gas in its magma.
What is a stratovolcano? (Requires understanding of viscosity and gas trapping)
This type of lava is the hottest, reaching up to 1200°C, and flows quickly.
What is mafic?
These small hill-sized volcanoes form from short, explosive eruptions of gas-charged lava.
What are cinder cones?
High-viscosity lava can lead to these two dangerous eruption products.
What are pyroclastic flows and ash clouds?
Name the two volcano types that can generate pyroclastic flows.
What are stratovolcanoes and lava domes?