Sci Ch 3 Volcanoes

a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface

• volcano

• vent

• hot spot

• Ring of Fire

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases and water from the mantle

• lava

• magma

• silica

• caldera

liquid magma that reaches the surface and exits the volcano

• hot spot

• silica

• magma

• lava

a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean

• volcano

• Island Arc

• Ring of Fire

• hot spot

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

a string of islands formed by the volcanoes along a deep ocean trench

• Island Arc

• Ring of Fire

• Pahoehoe

• Aa

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

an area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it

• hot spot

• vent

• magma chamber

• crater

the resistance of a liquid to flowing

• laval flow

• viscosity

• pyroclastic flow

• sill

material found in magma that is formed from the elements oxygen and silicon

• sill

• lava

• silica

• magma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

a hot, fast moving type of lava that hardens to form smooth rope like coils

• magma

• Aa

• silica

• Pahoehoe

a cooler, slow moving type of lava that hardens to form rough chunks

• magma

• Aa

• silica

• Pahoehoe