Magma and Volcanic Eruptions

Which letter on the volcano diagram represents the magma chamber?

• a

• b

• c

• d

• e

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Name the volcano featured shown as letter a in the diagram.

• pipe

• magma chamber

• crater

• lava flow

• vent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which letter on the volcano diagram represents the crater?

• a

• b

• c

• d

• e

Name the volcano featured shown as letter c in the diagram.

• vent

• magma chamber

• lave flow

• crater

• pipe

Which type of lava is described as fine rocky particles as small as a speck of dust.

• volcanic ash

• cinders

• bombs

Lava particles ranging from the size of a baseball to the size of a car are called bombs.

• True

• False

Which type of lava is made of pebble-sized particles?

• volcanic ash

• cinders

• bombs

Rank the volcanic stages from LEAST likely to MOST likely to erupt.

• active, dormant, extinct

• extinct, dormant, active

• dormant, extinct, active

• dormant, active, extinct

Rank the volcanic stages from MOST likely to LEAST likely to erupt.

• active, dormant, extinct

• extinct, dormant, active

• dormant, extinct, active

• dormant, active, extinct

Silica content and viscosity are the factors that determine the __________________ of a volcanic eruption?

• force

• location

• direction

• length