Which list places the lava types in order of increasing viscosity?

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The viscosity (thickness) of lava depends on its silica content and temperature. Basalt has the lowest silica content and highest temperature, making it the least viscous. Andesite has a higher silica content and lower temperature, making it more viscous than basalt but less viscous than rhyolite, which has the highest silica content and lowest temperature. Therefore, the correct order of increasing viscosity is basalt, andesite, rhyolite, which is listed in choice C.

Which List Places the Lava Types in Order of Increasing