GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

NATURAL HAZARDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In a volcano, ____ energy is converted into ____ energy during an eruption.
A
Heat, Mechanical
B
Mechanical, Heat
C
Nuclear, Mechanical
D
Heat, Nuclear
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When volcanoes erupt some of the heat energy of the magma is converted to light energy and some of its mechanical energy is converted to sound energy. When lava comes in contact with Earth’s surface, gravitational energy and mechanical energy continue to move it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Volcanoes are the main source of geothermal energy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Volcanoes transfer energy by releasing magma to the Earth’s surface. Magma is rich in heat energy which comes from the Earth’s mantle. The magma’s heat will dissipate, while transferring energy with it’s surroundings, cooling down and forming black rocks once all the energy has been dissipated.

Detailed explanation-4: -Within the mantle of the Earth, hot magma rises to the crust, releases it’s heat by conduction or by volcanism, then sinks back down to the hotter core and repeats the process. This sets up convection cells, where this process repeats in a stable flow pattern for millions or even billion of years.

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