Magma Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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The Earth's upper mantle is mainly made of peridotite, an ultramafic igneous rock with lots of olivine crystals. Which type of magma can be produced when the upper mantle undergoes decompression melting of the upper mantle peridotite at mid-ocean ridges? - correct answer -Basaltic Seismic studies of the earth have shown that the platnet's interior is made of a few layers with distinct seismic signatures and chemical compositions. The major layers of the planet include (from innermost to the o...

General of magma CORRECT ANSWER igneous rocks form as molten rock (magma, lava) cools and solidifies General characteristics of magma Forms from partial melting of rocks Magma at surface is called lava Rocks formed from lava are extrusive/volcanic rocks Rocks formed from magma at depth are intrusive/plutonic rocks Basalt melt, Hawaii CORRECT ANSWER This is lava/melted rock. This shows Lava flow Basalt flow, Hawaii CORRECT ANSWER This also shows lava flow which is cooling instantly. ...

Earth Science Exam Review 2024 with Complete Solutions seismic waves - Correct Answer ️️ -Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. crust - Correct Answer ️️ -the outer layer of the Earth mantle - Correct Answer ️️ -the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core lithosphere - Correct Answer ️️ -the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle asthenosphere ...

GIA Colored Stone Final Exam Questions And Answers. By what date had Kokichi Mikimoto begun culturing whole pearls - Answer 1908 Synthetic gem materials - Answer Are not minerals which of the following is an organic gem - Answer amber which of the following is amorphous - Answer amber a natural material that's made up of a mass of one or more kinds of mineral crystals is - Answer rock what group does alamandine belong to - Answer garnet A gem produced by, or derived from, a living org...

GIA Colored Stone Final Exam Questions And Answers Latest Update 2024/2025 (100% CORRECT) By what date had Kokichi Mikimoto begun culturing whole pearls - Answer 1908 Synthetic gem materials - Answer Are not minerals which of the following is an organic gem - Answer amber which of the following is amorphous - Answer amber a natural material that's made up of a mass of one or more kinds of mineral crystals is - Answer rock what group does alamandine belong to - Answer garnet A gem produce...

Science Olympiad Dynamic Planet Latest Version Graded A+ volcano a weak spot in the crust where magma has come through the surface magma the molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases and water from the mantle lava liquid magma that reaches Earth's surface Ring of Fire a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean island arc a string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate hot spot an area where mag...

Carbon Cycle Gizmo Assessment questions and answers latest updated What process does the purple arrow indicate? B. Photosynthesis In a volcanic eruption, carbon dioxide dissolved in magma is released into the atmosphere during the explosion. What transition is described here? C. Geosphere to atmosphere. Which of the following images shows a transition from the biosphere to the geosphere? D. Image D Which of the following processes add methane (CH4) to the atmosphere? D....

If a magma chamber undergoes fractional crystallization during cooling, how will the remaining magma differ from the parent magma? - correct answer It will be more felsic What type of magma can be produced when upper-mantle peridotite undergoes decompression along mid-ocean ridges? - correct answer basaltic Mineral - correct answer -Naturally ocurring -inorganic element or compound -has an orderly internl structure and characteristic chemical composition, crystal form, and physical prope...

Where is magma generated? Where are the greatest amounts produced? CORRECT ANSWER the uppermost mantle and at divergent plate boundaries partial melting CORRECT ANSWER incomplete melting if rocks where magma is enriched with ions top factors in viscosity CORRECT ANSWER gas CO2 Sulfer pyroclastic CORRECT ANSWER broken bits of ash and rock thrown from a volcano 3 main types of volcanoes CORRECT ANSWER shield composition strato types of lava flows CORRECT ANSWER basaltic- 90% an...

Buoyancy CORRECT ANSWER What causes magma to rise? Less Dense Material is forced up by a buoyant force CORRECT ANSWER What happens when less dense material is trapped below more dense material Temperature, Volatiles, and Silica CORRECT ANSWER What 3 things does Viscosity depend on? Low Viscosity CORRECT ANSWER High Temp More Volatiles Less SiO2 (*Mafic*) Flows easily (Basaltic Lava Flows) High Viscosity CORRECT ANSWER Lower Temp Less Volatiles More SiO2 (*Felsic*) Doesn't ...