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volcanovoc.2/27/09
ScIENcE QuiZ oN VoLCAno V0cAbulaRy 2.27.09 =)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| volcano | a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface |
| magma | the molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle |
| lava | liquid magma that reaches the surface; also the rock formed when liquid lava hardens |
| ring of fire | a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific ocean |
| island arc | a string of islands formed by the volcanoes along a deep ocean trench |
| hot spot | an area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it |
| magma chamber | the pocket beneath a volcano where magma collects |
| pipe | a long tube through which magma moves from the magma chamber to earths surface |
| vent | the opening through which molten rock and gas leave a volcano |
| lava flow | the area covered by lave as it pours out of a volcano's vent |
| crater | a bowl- shaped area that forms earths outer surface |
| silica | a material that it formed from the elements oxygen and silicon; silica is found in magma |
| pahoehoe | a hot, fast- moving type of lava that hardens to form smooth, rope like coils |
| aa | a slow moving type of lava that hardens to form rough chunks; cooler than pahoehoe |
| pryoclastic flow | the expulsion of ash, cinders, bombs, and gases during an explosive volcanic eruption |
| active volcano | said of a volcano that is erupting or has signs of erupting in the near future |
| dormant | said of a that does not show signs of erupting in the near future |
| extinct | said of a volcano that is unlikely to erupt again |
| hot spring | an area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it |
| geyser | a fountain of water and stream that builds up pressure underground and erupts at regular intervals |
| shield volcano | a wide gently sloping mountain made of layers of lava and formed by quiet eruptions |