Volcanoes / Viscosity / Pyroclastic Flow

Volcanoes enrich the _________, which helps plants grow better.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

How can volcanoes affect the weather?

• Producing ash which can block the sun.

• Producing gas which causes plants to grow.

• Producing pyroclastic flow which creates more rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

List some other natural disasters that often accompany volcanoes.

• Tsunamis

• Earthquakes

• Flash Floods

• Rock Falls

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A dense cloud of very hot gases and rock fragments that move downhill is

• rare in most volcanic eruptions

• the ash cloud

• less dense than air

• pyroclastic flow

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The largest types of rock fragment of the volcanic materials.

• Lapilli

• Ash

• Volcanic Blocks

• Volcanic Bombs

What type of volcanic material is this?

• Ash

• Lapilli

• Volcanic Bombs

• Volcanic Blocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which volcanic material can be carried long distances by wind?

• Ash

• Lapilli

• Volcanic Bombs

• Volcanic Blocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This type of volcanic material often has streamlined shapes.

• Ash

• Lapilli

• Volcanic Bombs

• Volcanic Blocks

One of the major differences between the different types of lava is

• rock type

• viscosity

• temperature

• location

When lava has low viscosity, it can flow very easily over long distances.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4