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Volcanoes-Part 1

Volcanoes-Part 1

Assessment

Presentation

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
HS-ESS2-1, HS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-1

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Joseph Beshara

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20 Slides • 13 Questions

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Volcanoes-Part 1

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Multiple Choice

The largest volcano in the solar system is called

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St. Helen

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Fuji

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Mons Olympus

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Mount Olympus

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Multiple Select

Many volcanos are located at (pick ALL that APPLY)

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divergent boundaries

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convergent boundaries

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Transform boundaries

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Along the Ring of Fire

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Multiple Choice

Which stage in a volcanoes life is when it has recently erupted or it has not erupted in a while and is due.

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Extinct

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Dormant

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Active

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Multiple Choice

Mantle melts by..

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raising the melting point

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raising the pressure

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lowering the temperature

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adding water

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Multiple Choice

What is the first step in a volcanic eruption?

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Mantle Melting

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Long intervals between earthquakes

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little seismic activity

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Multiple Select

Volcanos at convergent plate boundaries melt water by (check all that apply)

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raising the temperature of the mantle by adding more rock

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releasing pressure

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introducing water to lower the melting point.

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lowering the temperature in the mantle

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Multiple Choice

At divergent plate boundaries, mantle melts because

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the pressure lowers thus allowing more mantle to melt

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The temperature lowers

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raising the temperature of the mantle by adding more rock

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Multiple Choice

Hotspots occur when

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magma builds up in the plumes

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they are only at plate boundaries

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magma builds up in the earths core

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Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE. Felsic lava is the least viscous.

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

Which type of magma has less silica

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mafic

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felsic

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sedimentary

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What type of lava forms this feature

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A'a

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Pahoehoe

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Pillow

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Multiple Select

What type of volcano eruption would not be so bad to be near. (SELECT 2)

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A volcano with felsic magma

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A volcano with mafic magma

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An effusive eruption

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An explosive eruption

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Multiple Choice

Which is not an indicator of a potential eruption

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seismography

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gas detection

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sonar

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thermal satellite imaging

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