Volcanoes

Question 1

magma chamber

Answer 1

where the magma is stored

Question 2

vent

Answer 2

a pipe which magma rises through

Question 3

crater

Answer 3

bowl shape depression at the top of the volcano

Question 4

secondary vents

Answer 4

another small vent on the side of the volcano

Question 5

fumaroles

Answer 5

pipe which releases gases allowing them to rise to the surface

Question 6

lava flows

Answer 6

river of molten rock which flows down the sides of the volcano

Question 7

volcanic bomb

Answer 7

molten parts being thrown into the air

Question 8

whats emitted from volcanoes

Answer 8

ash, gases, dust, steam

Question 9

composite volcanoes

Answer 9

(conical volcano) cone shaped, they form at destructive boundaries. It has steep sides due to the magma erupting and setting immediately so it just drys on top of that making a cone shape. has a high viscosity (thick slow flow) e.g vesuvius famous destruction of pompeii & Herculaneum (both claimed thousands of lives)

Question 10

Shield volcanoes

Answer 10

built of fluid lava, they are large and lie looking like a warriors shield. They are low viscosity (high lava flow) most active volcano in the world is in Hawaii called Kilauea