5.7 Volcano

Question 1

what is a volcano?

Answer 1

where lava erupts at earths surface.

Question 2

What is the definition of mantle?

Answer 2

the layer between the crust and the outer core of the earth

Question 3

What is the definition of magma?

Answer 3

molten (liquid) rock beneath the earth surface

Question 4

What is the definition of a active volcano?

Answer 4

a volcano that has erupted recently recently or is erupting now.

Question 5

What is the definition of pumice?

Answer 5

a light , porous volcanic rock formed when lava cools

Question 6

What is the definition of lava?

Answer 6

molten rock flowing from the vent of a volcano during an eruption

Question 7

What is the definition of eruption?

Answer 7

the name of the process in which solids , liquids or gases are expelled through a vent in the earths surface

Question 8

What is the definition of a extinct volcano?

Answer 8

a volcano that hasn’t erupted recently and is nor expected to erupt again

Question 9

What is the definition of crust?

Answer 9

the rocky outer layer of the earth

Question 10

What is a dormant volcano?

Answer 10

a volcano which has not erupted recently but is expected to erupt again.

Question 11

What is the definition of core?

Answer 11

the centre of the earth which is made of nickel and iron

Question 12

What is the definition of ash?

Answer 12

tiny pieces of rock and lava blasted into the air during a volcanic eruption