Volcanic Eruptions - Page 2
Questions
- How does volcano formed ?
- What forms when magma cools and hardens?
- What is the difference between lava and magma?
- Why do volcanoes cause Earth's climate to get colder?
- What is the name for a superheated, incandescent cloud of gas and volcanic ash that travels swiftly down a volcanic slope as an avalanche?
- How do volcanoes affect the climate on earth?
- What natural phenomenon occurs when magma breaks through the earth's crust?
- What is common of volcanoes that have the most violent eruptions?
- What is the super volcano that nearly killed of the human race?
- The sides of Mount Rainier, in Washington, are covered with snow and glaciers. If Mount Rainier were to erupt explosively, what effects would you expect?
- How do temperature and pressure effect magma formation?
- When an eruption occurs does lava always flow out of the created volcano?
- What are the three volcanic hazards that must have been associated with the eruption that devastated Santorini?
- Why might volcanic eruptions are common along a divergent boundary?
- How long will ash continue to fall after an eruption?
- How could massive eruptions of lava cause mass extinctions?
- What are eruptions made of?
- Magma is launched from a volcano during a volcanic eruption. It cools very rapidly on contact with the air. What type of rock could it form?
- Would quiet eruptions or explosive eruptions be more likely to increase the height of a volcano? Why?