Volcanoes hazards

-Magma that has a lot of silica will erupt ............................. magma containing little or no silica.

• more than

• less than

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

............................ magma is thick and sticky, causing it to build up in a pipe

• Low-silica

• High-silica

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

-An explosion with that much force can hurl lava, ash, cinders, and bombs high into the atmosphere.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

............................ a volcano in a large volcanic arc in Indonesia, erupted producing a tsunami that killed 36,000 people

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Increases in ..............................., which may indicate that an eruption is coming

• sulfur dioxide

• sulfur trioxide

• carbon dioxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

-................................can detect rumblings deep inside a volcano that precede an eruption.

Volcanologists can also use devices to measure whether a volcano is swelling as its magma chamber fills up called

• hygrometers

• millimeters

• tiltmeters

-If the tilt ..............................................., it means the volcano is swelling and likely to erupt.

• decreases

• increases

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Telecommunications technology can transmit the data from these devices to scientists, who can then interpret the data and look for patterns associated with eruptions

• false

• true

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The Hawaiian Islands continue to be produced mostly by ....................................eruptions.

For example

Mount Kilauea.

• quiet

• explosive