[Volcanic Hazards] In the animation below, watch the Introduction. Then click on Topics, and select Partial Melting. You will see what a rock looks like through a microscope. The individual crystals are different materials. Set the green bar on the left to 800°F (just above low temperature). Then, click the Migrate Magma button. Use the information you gather to answer the next five questions. Lava Composition What is the composition of the melt that has been mobilized?

[Volcanic Hazards] Temperature influences the viscosity of many materials. Would you expect a high-temperature magma to be more or less viscous than a lower temperature magma?  

[Winds, Fronts, and Cyclones] High- and low-pressure systems strongly affect when and where winds blow. Read each description and select whether it is describing a high- or low-pressure system.  

 [Minerals] A cation is a positively charged ion. An anion is a negatively charged ion. Below are six common mineral-forming cations and anions. Match / identify each ion into the correct grouping.

[Plate Tectonics] In the animation below, select the “Topics” menu, and then select “Hot Spots.” Watch the animation on hot spots Hot Spot Formations Based on the description of hot spots provided in the video, select the oldest volcano in the chain of islands pictured below.

[Volcanic Hazards] During gradual heating of a rock, which type of minerals melts first?

[Plate Tectonics] Let’s look at subduction zones in more detail. Label the different parts of the subduction zone using the terms below.

[From Big Bang to Blue Marble] If the pressure at 40 km depth is approximately 10,000 bars, which scenario best explains this increase?

[Minerals]  Another important test is determining how many planes of cleavage a particular mineral has. Look at the mineral below. A knife was used to break the mineral into smaller fragments. How many planes of cleavage does the mineral have?

[Minerals]  Field Work Question:  One of the first tests geologists run on unknown minerals is the “luster” test. Look at the mineral below. What kind of luster does it have?