Inside a Volcano
Science · Volcanoes & Earthquakes · conceptual
Understand the inside of a volcano: magma is hot melted rock underground, lava is the same material after it reaches the surface, and volcanoes have a magma chamber, vent, and crater
What mastery looks like
- Explain that magma is melted rock underground and lava is the same material above ground
- Label a magma chamber, vent, and crater on a volcano cross-section
- Describe the path magma takes from underground to the surface during an eruption
Check your understanding
If Inside a Volcano looks at a cross-section diagram of a volcano, can they point to the magma chamber, vent, and crater, and explain the difference between magma underground and lava on the surface?
Prerequisites
Required first