When Magma Meets Water | Breakthrough

What is the main goal of the experiment shown in the video?

• To see how lava flows down a ramp

• To melt different types of rocks

• To find out what happens when liquid rock meets liquid water

• To measure the exact temperature of lava

What type of rock are Jeff and Robert melting in the lava oven?

• Granite

• Basalt

• Sandstone

• Limestone

What is the approximate temperature range of the lava when it pours out of the furnace?

• 100-500 degrees Fahrenheit

• 1000-1500 degrees Fahrenheit

• 2050-2100 degrees Fahrenheit

• 3000-3500 degrees Fahrenheit

When lava's heat turns water into steam, what happens to the water molecules?

• They shrink and become denser

• They spread out and take up much more space

• They turn into a solid form of ice

• They disappear completely

What is the name for an explosive eruption caused by water rapidly boiling due to magma, as shown in the model?

• Volcanic eruption

• Geothermal eruption

• Phreatomagmatic eruption

• Hydrothermal eruption