Volcanic Eruptions

An underground pool of magma.

• magma chamber

• pipe

• vent

• lava flow

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

A long tube that connects the magma chamber to the earth's surface.

• magma chamber

• pipe

• vent

• lava flow

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

An area on the Earth's surface that is covered by lava.

• magma chamber

• pipe

• vent

• lava flow

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The opening that magma and gases flow through at the earth's surface.

• magma chamber

• pipe

• vent

• lava flow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A bowl shaped area that forms around the vent.

• vent

• landslides, mudslides, avalanches

• pressure

• crater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Natural disasters volcanoes can create.

• vent

• landslides, mudslides, avalanches

• pressure

• crater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Dissolved gases in the magma expand creating bubbles that force the magma through the pipes until it explodes out of the vent.

• vent

• landslides, mudslides, avalanches

• pressure

• crater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Low silica, low sticky, low viscosity, and magma flows slowly for many kilometers.

• pyroclastic flow

• quiet eruption

• explosive eruption

• crater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

High silica, highly sticky, high viscosity, pipe gets clogged and the pressure builds up, rock fragments are released.

• pyroclastic flow

• quiet eruption

• explosive eruption

• crater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A mixture of rock fragments ejected from a volcano.

• pyroclastic flow

• quiet eruption

• explosive eruption

• crater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1