Types of Volcanoes

Front

What type of volcano is wide and flat, created by layers of lava flow?

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Shield Volcano

Front

What is the opening in Earth's crust through which molten rock, gases, and ash erupt?

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Volcano

Front

The Pacific Ring of Fire is an arc around the Pacific Ocean where many volcanoes and earthquakes are formed. True or False?

Back

True

Front

What type of volcano is made of lava fragments that have been ejected from a volcanic vent?

Back

Cinder Cone

Front

If lava has high viscosity, which type of eruption will likely result?

Back

Explosive

Front

What type of volcano is characterized by alternating layers of lava and ash?

Back

Composite Volcano

Front

What is the term for molten rock beneath the Earth's surface?

Back

Magma

Front

What is the term for the process by which one tectonic plate moves under another?

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Subduction

Front

What type of eruption is characterized by a gentle flow of lava?

Back

Quiet Eruption

Front

What is the name of the large depression formed after a volcanic eruption?

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Caldera