Volcano Types

Volcano Types

By Tim Gault

The following is a summary of the three types of volcanoes as well as an introduction to an understanding of lava viscosity and its relationship to the explosiveness of a volcano.

​You may take the quiz as many as three times.

Volcano Types Quiz

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Multiple Choice

What type of volcano is this? It has been created with layers of cooled lava. 

• Shield
• Cinder cone
• Composite

Multiple Choice

Mauna Loa and Kilauea in Hawaii are examples of ________ volcanoes.

• shield volcanoes

• cinder cones

• stratovolcanoes or composite

Multiple Choice

This type of volcano has gentle (effusive) eruptions.

Sometimes we call these eruptions fire fountains.

• shield volcano

• composite volcano

• cinder cone

• lava dome

Multiple Choice

This type of volcano is the largest of the types we discussed in class

and can reach over 10,000 ft tall.

• composite

• cinder cone

• shield volcano

Multiple Choice

This type of volcano produces lava that is fluid, mafic and basaltic with a low gas content.

• shield volcano

• cinder cone

• lava dome

• composite volcano

Multiple Choice

Also known as Strato Volcanoes, this volcano is made from alternating layers of ash and lava is called a(n) _________________ volcano

• composite

• cinder cone

• shield

• fissure

Multiple Choice

A volcano with a broad base and gently sloping sides is called a _________ volcano. 

• shield 
• cinder cone
• composite
• fissure

Multiple Choice

Smaller volcanoes that typically throw ash into the air during eruption

• cinder cone
• shield
• composite
• fissure

Multiple Choice

What type of volcano has steep slopes made of alternating layers of ash and silica rich lava?

• Caldera
• Cinder Cone
• Composite Volcano
• Shield Volcano

Multiple Choice

Name the volcano type pictured:

• cinder cone

• Composite/ stratovolcano

• shield volcano

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

Where are most volcanoes found?

• Southern Hemisphere
• Ring of Fire
• Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• Hot Spots

Multiple Choice

What type of volcano is Mount St. Helens,

a tall volcano composed of layers of lava and cinders?

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

Multiple Choice

What type of volcano is made of ash and cinders from pyroclastic flow?

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

Multiple Choice

If lava has low viscosity, which adjectives best describe it?

• Runny, Smooth, Flows Easily

• Thick, Jagged, Flows Slowly

Multiple Choice

What type of volcano is this?

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

Multiple Choice

Which type of lava has low viscosity and flows smoothly, forming wrinkles and coils?

• Pahoehoe

• A'a

Multiple Choice

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

• Quiet

• Explosive

Multiple Choice

Which type of lava has high viscosity, flows slowly, and has a rough, jagged surface?

• Pahoehoe

• A'a

Multiple Choice

Which of the three types of volcanoes are the largest?

• cinder cone

• shield

• composite / stratovolcanoes

Multiple Choice

Paracutin (the volcano that formed quickly in a farmer's field due to ash, cinders, and bombs building up around the vent) is a __________ volcano.

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

Multiple Choice

If lava contains more silica, its viscosity...

• increases.

• decreases.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of dormant?

• sleeping
• extinct
• active
• invisible

Multiple Choice

Which type of volcano is the smallest of the three?

• shield volcano

• cinder cone

• composite / stratovolcano

Multiple Choice

This city was destroyed in 79 A.D. by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

• Rome
• Munich
• Pompeii
• Naples

Multiple Choice

Where is Mt. St Helens located?

• New Jersey
• Nebraska
• Washington state
• I didn't learn this so I give up 

Multiple Choice

Where are volcanoes most likely to form?

• along plate boundaries

• near the center of continents

• near water

• on the moon

Multiple Choice

What type of volcano is shown?

• Cinder

  Cone

• Shield

• Composite

• None of these

Multiple Choice

What type of volcano is shown?

• Cinder

  Cone

• Shield

• Composite

• None of these

Multiple Choice

What type of volcano is shown?

• Cinder

  Cone

• Shield

• Composite

• None of these

Multiple Choice

What type of volcano is shown?

• Cinder

  Cone

• Shield

• Composite

• None of these