Volcanoes

Open Ended

Why do people choose to live near volcanoes, despite the risks?

Multiple Choice

Which layer beneath the Earth's surface is responsible for the formation of magma at plate boundaries?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• Oceanic Plate

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the process by which magma becomes lava at plate boundaries?

• Magma cools and hardens underground.

• Magma rises through cracks in the crust and erupts onto the surface.

• Magma mixes with ocean water and forms new crust.

• Magma is pushed aside by moving plates.

Fill in the Blanks

A

is a very large and explosive volcano.

Fill in the Blanks

A

occurs when material deep in Earth's mantle rises and melts, forming magma.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the process that forms a chain of volcanic islands over a hot spot?

• A tectonic plate moves over a stationary hot spot, creating a chain of islands with the youngest island above the hot spot.

• A hot spot moves beneath a stationary tectonic plate, forming islands of the same age.

• All volcanic islands form at the same time above a hot spot.

• Volcanic islands form only at the edges of tectonic plates.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are economic benefits of living near volcanoes?

• Fertile soil for crops

• Access to valuable minerals or metals

• Tourism opportunities

• Protection from earthquakes

Open Ended

Why do people choose to live near volcanoes despite the dangers?

Open Ended

List three reasons why people live near volcanoes.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a reason people live near volcanoes?

• Access to fertile soil

• Availability of valuable minerals

• Heat for energy

• Constant safety from eruptions

Fill in the Blanks

Volcanic materials form fertile soil for growing valuable

.

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank: The molten rock beneath the Earth's surface that forms volcanoes is called

.

Open Ended

What is one key idea you learned about volcanoes today?