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6.1.2 Exam: Semester 2
Question 7 of 20
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What determines how strong a volcanic eruption will be?
A. The basalt content of the magma
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B. The viscosity of the magma
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c. The total amount of magma
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D. The total depth of the magma

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The viscosity of the magma determines how strong a volcanic eruption will be.

Answer: Option B.

Step-by-step explanation:

A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. Earth's volcanoes occur because its crust is broken into 17 major, rigid tectonic plates that float on a hotter, softer layer in its mantle.

The two main factors that influence how a volcano will erupt are viscosity and gas content. Both are related to the composition of the magma . Hawaiian volcanoes tend to erupt basalt , which is low in viscosity and low in gas content (about 0.5 weight percent).

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