CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Magma Composition at Volcanoes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The composition of magma affects the type of volcanic eruption.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Magma Composition at Volcanoes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The composition of magma affects the type of volcanic eruption.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Magma Viscosity Demos
Interactive lecture provides questions and promotes group discussions about two videos that demonstrate the links between magma composition, temperature, and viscosity.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Magma Composition, Volcanic Landforms, Hot Springs, Geysers Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Provides a brief overview of plate tectonic processes. Includes a labeled illustration, images, and a few questions to check understanding.
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Bowen's Reaction Series [Pdf]
This textbook excerpt illustrates the reactions observed to occur between minerals and magma, and the order of these reactions during magma crystallization that was described by Norman Bowen in the 1920s.
James Madison University
James Madison University: Igneous Rock Classification
This site explores the classification of igneous rocks. Content addresses classification based on color and texture, mineral composition, and chemical composition.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Igneous Rocks
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents igneous rocks, which form from magma, and the two types: dense, dark mafic and less dense, light felsic. Also covers Bowen's Reaction Series.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Igneous Rocks
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Factors that determine the composition of an igneous rock.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: How Far Does a Lava Flow Go?
While learning about volcanoes, magma and lava flows, students learn about the properties of liquid movement, coming to understand viscosity and other factors that increase and decrease liquid flow. They also learn about lava composition...
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