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Volcano Quiz Study Guide
Types of Lava
a’a = slower-moving, cooler lava with high viscosity; hardens into a rough surface with jagged chunks
pahoehoe = fast-moving, hot lava with low viscosity; forms wrinkles, billows, and ropelike coils
Volcanic Material
lava = when magma reaches the surface and cools
magma = a molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
ash = hardened lava fragments that are fine, rocky particles as small as a speck of dust
cinders = hardened lava fragments that are pebble-sized
bombs = hardened lava fragments that range from the size of a baseball to the size of a car
pyroclastic flow= occurs when an explosive eruption hurls out a mixture of hot gases, ash, cinders, and
bombs
viscosity =the resistance of a liquid to flowing; low viscosity flows freely, high viscosity resist flowing
silica = a compound made up of oxygen and silicon particles
Where Volcanoes Form
convergent boundary = two plates moving together; one plate subducts causing a volcano to form
divergent boundary= two plates moving apart; allows magma to rise to the surface and causes a
volcano to form
hot spot= an area where material deep within the mantle rises and then melts forming magma; a
volcano forms above a hot spot when magma erupts through the crust and reaches the surface
Types of Rock
rhyolite (granite) = light-colored rock formed from high silica magma
basalt= dark-colored rock formed from low silica magma
Other
volcano= a mountain formed when magma comes to the surface and builds up
Ring of Fire = a major volcanic belt formed by the many volcanoes that surround the Pacific Ocean
island arc= a string of volcanic islands
Viscosity
of Magma
Thickness
Ability to
Flow
Temperature
Silica
Content
Color
Rock
Formed
High
Thick
difficult, like
cold honey
lower (cooler)
High
light
colored
Rhyolite
(like granite)
Low
Thin
easy, like
water
higher (hot)
Low
dark
colored
Basalt
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