red or scarlet
An acid magma or a granitic magma.
silica-rich magma
Silica is sand dust.
Silica-rich thick magma is called rhyolite. It contains high levels of silica, making it very viscous and typically light in color. Rhyolite is associated with explosive volcanic activity due to the build-up of pressure caused by the slow movement of its thick lava.
Acidic lava is very viscous, and thus will harden and block the vent. The magma will force its way out through the vent and create a violent explosion.
The silica can make the magma flow slower and also can make the magma's color lighter.
Yes
Rhyolite is silica-rich, containing over 70% silica. It is an extrusive igneous rock with a fine-grained texture that forms from the rapid cooling of magma rich in silica content.
energy
yes
False. The magma of shield volcanoes is silica-poor.
Silica in molten material tends to crystallise as quartz, which is white or mostly pale in colour. So felsic rocks (from silica-rich magma) tend to be pale, while mafic rocks (from silica-poor magma) tend to be dark in colour.