volcanoes

What is a volcano?

• A mountain that has lava all over it 
• A giant hill filled with magma
• A long high sea wave 
• A hole in the Earth where magma erupts

The difference between magma and lava is _____

• where it is found (above or below the surface)
• how hot the molten rock is (lava is hotter than magma)
•  the type of boundary where it forms
• the viscosity of the molten rock (lava has a lower viscosity)

Where are most volcanoes found?

• Southern Hemisphere
• Ring of Fire
• Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• Hot Spots

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

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

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

• Active
• Dormant
• Extinct

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What can be created by a volcano?

• a book
• a tiger
• an island
• a person

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Some volcanoes in the Ring of Fire were formed near

• hot spots.
• subduction zones.
• divergent boundaries.
• normal faults.

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Tall, cone-shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash

• Cinder Cone volcano
• Shield volcano
• Composite volcano
• Caldera

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A live volcano

• Dormant volcano
• Active volcano
• Extinct volcano
• Shield volcano

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A sleeping volcano

• Composite volcano
• Active volcano
• Extinct volcano
• Dormant volcano