Lava Flashcards
Basaltic lava is made at ____________ plate boundaries
constructive
Andesitic lava is made at ___________plate boundaries
destructive
Rhyolitic lava is made at ___________ plate boundaries
destructive
Basaltic lava has a ___ siclia content and a ___ viscosity
low (runny)
Basaltic lava has an eruption temperature of ___c + usually ____c - ____*c
950c 1100c-1200*c
Andesistic lava has a ______ siclia content and a ______ viscosity
medium medium
Andesistic lava has an eruption temperature of ___ c-___c
750c to 950c
Rhyolitic lava has a ____ siclia content and a ____ viscosity
High High (thick and sticky)
Rhyoltic lava has an eruption temperature of less than ___*c
750*c
Basalitic lava has a low viscosity so it _____ easily and ___ can escape from it easily.
flows gas
Eruptions of basaltic lava are not _______
violent
Basaltic lavas usually erupt ___________ and for ____ periods of time.
frequently long
Andesitic and rhyolitic lava’s flow less _______ and often form _________ in volcanic vents.
easilly blockages
Volcanic ______ can’t escape easily from viscous lava. Pressure builds up because of the lava blockages and trapped gasses, until the blockages are cleared by a _______ eruption.
gasses violent
Andesitic and rhyolitic lava’s usually erupt _______________ and the eruptions are short lived.
intermittently - every once in a while