elevation noun [C/U]. âº âheight above the âsurface of the âearth, or an âarea that is âhigher than the âsurrounding âland: [C] At âhigher elevations, the âair is âcolder. (Definition of elevation from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).
A dissolved gas is, simply enough, gas that has been dissolved into another material. This creates a solution, a mixture, where the gas is the solute, the minor component, and the other material, generally a liquid, is the solvent, the main component.
of the magma (what the magma is made up of). Dissolved Gases â as the amount of dissolved gases in magma increases, the magmaâs explosiveness increases. Water Vapor is the most common dissolved gas in magma. Viscosity â a materialâs resistance to flow (is it thick and slow or is it thin and runny). Temp.: * Cooler magma has a higher viscosity (thick and slow moving).