Hot, Hot Mud Pots

Is the "mud pot" really made of mud?

• Yes

• No

Where can visitors see mud pots?

• In their back yard.

• At a water park.

• At a zoo

• At a national park

Is the mud really hot?

• Yes. Its hotter than an oven and can burn your skin.

• Its warm. Like Jacuzzis water.

• The mud is actually cold like ice.

• The mud is cool to the touch.

What is Magma?

• Boiling hot melted dirt.

• Really hot mud.

• Melted rock in the center of the earth.

• Melted metals.

What is a magma chamber?

• Magma that sits inside of little rocks.

• Magma sitting in top of a volcano.

• a pool of magma deep in the center of the earth.

• A pocket of magma that sits under the earths surface.

The temperature of magma is about 2,000 degrees Celsius.

• True
• False

When magma flows out of a volcano, its called lava.

• True
• False

How does the steam form?

• Rain and snow melt and trickle down toward the magma. The hot ground turns the water into steam.

• From the hot and cold air mixing.

• From water mixing with the magma.

• From the magma evaporating.

Mud pots are always changing. The more it rains, the wetter the mud pots get.

• True
• False

Visitors are welcome to touch the mud. It feels warm to the touch.

• True
• False