Volcanoes and Stars Quiz

Opening or vent in a planet's crust

• mantle

• crust

• circle

• volcano

Actually erupting or at least showing unusual signs of activity like earthquakes and gas emissions. Has erupted within the last _ _ _ _ _ years.

• Active Volcano, 10 years

• Inactive Volcano, 10,000 years

• Active Volcano, 100 years

• Active Volcano, 10, 000 years

Has not erupted in historical times. Examples are Mahagnao, Makiling and Labo

• Active Volcano

• Tepha

• Eruption Column

• Inactive Volcano

When rocks become so hot, they can become a substance called ____.

• Lava

• Mantle

• Hot

• Magma

Serves as a reservoir for molten rock.

• Crust

• Magma

• Mantle

• Magma Chambers

Known as volcanic openings or fissures, serve as pathways for the magma to reach the Earth’s surface.

• Magma Chambers

• Lava Flows

• Volcanic Bombs

• Vent

Grows over time as layers of lava accumulate.

• Eruption

• Volcanic Bombs

• Tephra

• Lava Dome

towering plume of volcanic ash, gases, and other materials ejected high into the atmosphere during a volcanic eruption.

• TEPHRA

• CLOUD

• ERUPTION CLOUD

• ERUPTION COLUMN

are billowing masses of volcanic gases, ash, and particles that rise into the atmosphere during volcanic eruptions, often creating hazardous conditions for both the environment and human health.

• ACID RAIN

• TEPHRA

• ERUPTION CLOUD

• ERUPTION COLUMN

In this type of eruption, magma blasts up into the air and breaks apart into pieces called _____ (ash). Destroy everything in its pathway

• ACID RAIN

• WEATHER

• CLIMATE

• TEPHRA