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Earthquakes and Volcanoes Practice Assessment

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Earthquakes and Volcanoes Practice Assessment
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A dead volcano is called what?

active
dormant
extinct

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A sleeping volcano is called what?

active
dormant
extinct

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Once magma reaches the earth's surface it is called.....

Silica
Rock
lava

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Volcanoes can be found...

on land
under water
on islands
all of the above

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Approximately 70% of the world's composite volcanoes are located around the Pacific Ocean in a region called the ____________. 

Ring of Fire
Volcano Ring
Nucleus of Volcanoes
Center of Fire

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?

Aftershock
Liquefaction
Seismic Gap
Tsunami

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Volcanoes that are made of basalt lava flows are called _____.

shield volcanoes
composite volcanoes
stratovolcanoes
cone volcanoes

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