Volcanoes

It is the main part of a volcano that supplies magma.

• cone

• caldera

• vent

• flank

This is also called as mudflows.

• lahar

• tephra

• sills

• lava

If a volcano has a high gas content, which type of eruption will it have?

• more effusive

• more eruptive

• more explosive

• less explosive

Mt. St. Helens is an example of what type of volcano?

• cinder cone

• shield

• composite

• stratovolcano

—What is magma?

• molten rock under the ground

• molten rock on the surface of the earth

• molten rock on the moon

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What is Viscosity ?

• internal resistance to flow

• how dense something is compared to another substance

• the type of magma

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This volcano is a mountain with broad gently sloping sides and a nearly circular base.

• shield

• composite

• cinder cone

The Hawaiian Islands - Kilauea is an example of a

• Shield volcano

• cinder cone volcano

• Composite volcano

These volcanoes are steep sided and generally small

(less than 500 meters high). They are formed when material ejected high into the air falls back to Earth and piles up around the vent.

• Cinder cone

• Shield

• Composite or Strato

These volcanoes are steep sided and generally small

(less than 500 meters high). They are formed when material ejected high into the air falls back to Earth and piles up around the vent.

• Cinder cone

• Shield

• Composite or Strato