Ch9 VOLCANOES AND MAGMA

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Jonacita Basco
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following factors makes rocks melt more easily?
Increasing pressure
Decreasing temperature
Addition of water
Removal of silica
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
At spreading centers, what causes magma formation?
Subduction of oceanic crust
Hot asthenosphere oozing into the spreading ridge
Frictional heating from plate movement
Decompression of the lower mantle
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary cause of magma formation in subduction zones?
Increasing temperature
Decreasing pressure
Addition of water
Removal of carbon dioxide
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which type of magma is produced by partial melting of peridotite in the asthenosphere?
Granitic
Andesitic
Rhyolitic
Basaltic
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Compared to peridotite, basaltic magma is:
20 percent richer in silica
20 percent poorer in silica
50 percent richer in silica
50 percent poorer in silica
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Why does granitic magma tend to rise in the crust?
It is denser than surrounding rocks
It has a higher melting point
It has a lower melting point
It contains more water than other magmas
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What keeps magma liquid as it rises through the crust?
Increasing temperature
Lower pressure
Addition of water
Removal of silica
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
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