IGNEOUS ROCKS

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Frage 1

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What are the two types of magma?
Antworten
  • Felsic and mafic magma
  • Basic and acidic magma

Frage 2

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What are the characteristics of mafic magma?
Antworten
  • Crystallizes at a Very hot temperature (900-1200°C)
  • Is very fluid
  • Has low silica content (~50%)
  • contains magnesium and iron rich minerals
  • its volatiles gases are low
  • It produces flowing volcanoes: Lava flows
  • All of the Above

Frage 3

Frage
Which is more dense, mafic magma or felsic magma
Antworten
  • Felsic
  • Mafic

Frage 4

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What is an example of mafic magma?
Antworten
  • Oceanic crust
  • Continental crust

Frage 5

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What type of volcanoes does mafic magma create?
Antworten
  • Shield and cinder cone volcanoes
  • calderas and shield volcanoes

Frage 6

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What are the characteristics of felsic magma?
Antworten
  • it crystallizes at a temperature that is less than 850°C
  • It is highly viscous
  • It has a high silica content
  • It contains felspar and silica rich minerals like quartz
  • Its volatile gasses may reach up to 15%
  • water and carbon dioxide are its main volatile gasses
  • All of the Above

Frage 7

Frage
Which is less dense, felsic magma or mafic magma?
Antworten
  • Mafic magma
  • felsic magma

Frage 8

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What is an example of felsic magma?
Antworten
  • oceanic crust
  • continental crust

Frage 9

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What type of volcanoes does felsic magma create?
Antworten
  • Stratovolcanoes and or composite cone
  • shield volcano and cinder cone volcanoes
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