VOLCANOES

What is the definition of dormant?

• sleeping
• extinct
• active
• invisible

What are scientists that study volcanoes called?

• Meteorologist

• Archaeologist

• Volcanologist

• Seismologist

What is the opening that extends from the magma chamber to the top of the volcano called?

• magma
• lava
• vent 
• crater

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What is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?

• Lava
• Mafic Magma
• Felsic Magma
• None of these

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A wide volcano that has gentle sloping sides and is formed from runny lava

• Shield volcano

• Cinder cone

• Composite

• Lava Dome

When an explosive eruption forms a fast-moving mixture of hot rock, ash, and gas, this material is called a...?

• Land slide

• Lava

• Eruption trail

• Pyroclastic flow

This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.

• Circle of Fire
• Ring of Lava
• Ring of Fire
• Circle of Magma

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Dormant volcanoes might erupt in the future.

• True
• False

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Where is Mt. St Helens located?

• New Jersey

• Nebraska

• Washington state

• Colorado

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

• Rome
• Munich
• Pompeii
• Naples

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