GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

VOLCANOES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False:Magma sometimes forces its way out a the side of a volcano through a vent.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The magma from the interior of the Earth comes out to the surface through an opening known as volcano. On reaching the Earth’s surface, the magma is known as lava, which comes out through a passage known as vent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Since it is lighter than the solid rock around it, magma rises and collects in magma chambers. Eventually, some of the magma pushes through vents and fissures to the Earth’s surface. Magma that has erupted is called lava. Some volcanic eruptions are explosive and others are not.

Detailed explanation-3: -This forms magma (molten rock). The magma rises and collects in chambers within the crust. As magma fills the chamber, pressure grows. If the pressure gets high enough, the magma can break through the crust and spew out in a volcanic eruption.

Detailed explanation-4: -When magma flows or erupts onto Earth’s surface, it is called lava. Like solid rock, magma is a mixture of minerals. It also contains small amounts of dissolved gases such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, and sulfur.

Detailed explanation-5: -Illustration of the basic process of magma formation, movement to the surface, and eruption through a volcanic vent. Molten rock below the surface of the Earth that rises in volcanic vents is known as magma, but after it erupts from a volcano it is called lava.

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