Tectonic Plate Movements and Volcanic Formation

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What is the main factor that determines the type of volcanic eruption?

  • Convection currents in the mantle
  • Pressure decrease
  • Silica content and viscosity (correct)
  • Dissolved gases

What is the characteristic of a lava that cools down quickly and forms a glass-like surface?

  • Pumice
  • Pyroclastic flow
  • Obsidian (correct)
  • Volcanic block

What is the shape of Mayon volcano?

  • Shield
  • Lava dome
  • Strato (correct)
  • Cinder cone

What is the relationship between viscosity and silica content?

<p>Viscosity is directly proportional to silica content (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the pressure as magma rises?

<p>Pressure decreases (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the deadliest component of a volcano?

<p>Pyroclastic flow (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a volcanic material that forms when lava cools down quickly and creates holes and a rough surface?

<p>Pumice (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the composition of magma?

<p>Silica content and water (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of Taal volcano?

<p>Complex (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process that drives plate tectonics in the Earth's mantle?

<p>Convection currents (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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