Volcanos Flashcards
What is magma?
It is less dense than solid rock of crust and lithosphere.
What does magma do?
It rises to the surface.
Where do volcanoes form?
they form on convergent and divergent boundaries, and at hot spots.
What does pyroclastic flow do?
It is a dense mass of very hot ash, solid lava pierces, and hot gas that flows rapidly.
What does lava do?
It slowly creeps and burns everything in its path.
What was the loudest sound ever recorded?
It was when a volcano erupted.
Where was the sound heard?
It was heard in Perth and Australia.
How many kilometers was it heard from?
It was heard about 4800 km away.
What did most people die from?
They died from the tsunami.
How many times did the waves go around the world?
It goes around 7 times during the vibrations.
What is the new island that was created?
It was called anak Krakatau.
What was the volcano called?
It was called Karatoa.
What painting was created after the volcano during the red skies?
The painting was called “The Scream.”
