BETA
Chapter 1
The deep underground kitchen
Chapter 2
The great escape routes
Chapter 3
Two ways to blow a top
Chapter 4
Under the sea and ice
Chapter 5
The global aftermath
YOUR GOAL
Master of How volcanoes actually erupt
Ch 2 · The great escape routes
artiteacher Steer rising magma through underground pathways to discover how volcanoes actually erupt.
artiteacher Volcanic Magma Pathways
Through the dikes, through the dikes We're moving sideways through the dikes
Fun Fact
The Ring of Fire: The Ring of Fire is home to over 450 volcanoes and is where 90% of the world's earthquakes occur.
Glossary
vent (noun)
An opening that allows air, gas, or liquid to pass out of or into a confined space. During the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, volcanic gases and magma exploded through its lateral vent.
An opening that allows air, gas, or liquid to pass out of or into a confined space. During the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, volcanic gases and magma exploded through its lateral vent.
Quiz
Which island chain was formed by a tectonic plate moving slowly over a stationary deep-mantle hotspot?
Quiz
What tectonic process occurs when one plate slides beneath another, creating volcanoes?
Quiz
What geological feature is created when tectonic plates pull apart at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean?