Earthquakes & Volcanoes

Which best explains the cause of the geysers formed in Yellowstone National Park?

• volcanic activity
• erosion
• earthquakes
• artisan springs

A volcanic eruption is a...

• destructive force
• magical force
• constructive force
• huge sound waves

The word volcano is derived from...

• A Latin word meaning hot
• A fairy tale
• the name of an ancient Roman island called volcano
• The island of Hawaii

Volcanoes are created in which boundary

• transform
• volcanic
• convergent 
• divergent

Hawaii was created from a hot spot.

• True 
• False

Volcanoes can be one of the three types

• dormant/active/alive
• extinct/dormant/sleeping
• active/inactive/extinct
• dormant/active/extinct

A hot spot is different because it...

• spits out hotter magma
• is extremely explosive
• They do not occur at plate boundaries

The ring of fire is called so because

• it is a ring made of fire
• the edges mark the a circle of volcanic activity
• a Justin bieber song

What type of lava cools slowly and forms rock with smooth, ropelike features?

• Aa
• Magma
• Pahoehoe
• Pillow Lava

What type of lava cools quickly and forms rock with jagged edges?

• Aa
• Magma
• Pahoehoe
• Pillow Lava