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1. What is the name of magma that has escaped onto Earth's surface

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If you fancy yourself a geology fanatic and are up to answering specifically designed questions that gauge your knowledge on the subject, try out this quiz. It is a simple set of questions to jot your mind up.

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2. Hot melted rock within the earth is called?

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3. What is a thick liquid that flows out of the volcanoes called?

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4. What is the outside layer of the earth called?

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5. This is where the volanic materials that erupt are stored?

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6. What is an opening in Earth's surface through which lava, hot gases, and rock fragments erupt?

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7. The sliding of one plate under another is called what?

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8. Which is thicker, the continental crust or the crust beneath the ocean?

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9. In a convection current, ___________ material rises, while ____________ material sinks

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10. There are about how many active volcanoes?

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11. The earth's crust is made of about how many sections of solid rock, each of which is called a plate

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12. A volcanic ______ is an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt.

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Volcanic vents are the conduits through which molten rock and other volcanic materials reach the Earth's surface during an eruption. They can vary in size and shape, from small fissures to large craters, and play a crucial role in the formation of volcanic landscapes.

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13. What forms the black sand beaches of Hawaii

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14. What is the outer core made of?

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15. The plates that cover the earth are between how may kilometers thick?

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16. What two things burst through an opening in the top of the volcano

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17. ______ is molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface.

Explanation

Magma is a mixture of molten or semi-molten rock, volatiles, and solids that is found beneath the Earth's surface. It is typically generated by the melting of the Earth's mantle or crust. When magma erupts onto the surface, it is called lava.

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18. What happens when a hot spot stays put but the plate above it keeps moving

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19. How thick is the mantle

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20. Why does magma rise slowly through the mantle?

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21. Why does the earth's picture change

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22. What happens as magma in a magma chamber forces its way up thru weak spots of the crust

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23. What is happening to the floor of the Atlantic Ocean due to movement of the plates under the ocean?

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24. What is the inner core made of?

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25. What is the ring of fire and which plate does it surround?

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26. What might happen to the new volcano Loihi, near the Hawaiin Islands

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27. How does the great pressure of the ocean water change the rising magma?

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28. What might happen if the central vent of a volcano becomes blocked

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What is the name of magma that has escaped onto Earth's surface
Hot melted rock within the earth is called?
What is a thick liquid that flows out of the volcanoes called?
What is the outside layer of the earth called?
This is where the volanic materials that erupt are stored?
What is an opening in Earth's surface through which lava, hot gases,...
The sliding of one plate under another is called what?
Which is thicker, the continental crust or the crust beneath the...
In a convection current, ___________ material rises, while...
There are about how many active volcanoes?
The earth's crust is made of about how many sections of solid rock,...
A volcanic ______ is an opening in the Earth's crust through which...
What forms the black sand beaches of Hawaii
What is the outer core made of?
The plates that cover the earth are between how may kilometers thick?
What two things burst through an opening in the top of the volcano
______ is molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface.
What happens when a hot spot stays put but the plate above it keeps...
How thick is the mantle
Why does magma rise slowly through the mantle?
Why does the earth's picture change
What happens as magma in a magma chamber forces its way up thru weak...
What is happening to the floor of the Atlantic Ocean due to movement...
What is the inner core made of?
What is the ring of fire and which plate does it surround?
What might happen to the new volcano Loihi, near the Hawaiin Islands
How does the great pressure of the ocean water change the rising...
What might happen if the central vent of a volcano becomes blocked
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