iScience Ch9 Volcanoes and Earthquakes Quiz 2

Few earthquakes occur in the middle of continents because

• few plate margins exist in these areas
• P-waves cannot travel through liquids
• S-waves cannot travel through the crust
• the crust in these areas isn't thick enough

What stage is a volcano in when it is considered to be "sleeping"?

• Dormant
• Active
• Extinct
• Alive

Hotspots are found ___.

• at divergent boundaries
• at convergent boundaries
• at transform boundaries
• in the middle of a plate

What type of boundary is associated with the Ring of Fire?

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Transform

The hot ash, gas and rock that races down the side of a volcano is known as ___

• Tephra
• Pyroclastic flow
• Lava Dome
• Lava Plateau

The hot ash, gas and rock that races down the side of a volcano is known as ___

• Tephra
• Pyroclastic flow
• Lava Dome
• Lava Plateau

Which type of volcano has recently erupted or will soon erupt?

• Active
• Dormant
• Extinct

Which kind of volcano will probably never erupt again? 

• a chamber volcano
• an extinct volcano
• an active volcano
• a dormant volcano

The volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands form from to which of the following?

• Divergent Boundary
• Hot Spot
• Subduction Boundary
• Transform Boundary

What type of volcano is small with steep sides and is made of lava fragments that have been ejected?

• Caldera
• Cinder Cone
• Composite Volcano
• Shield Volcano