Volcanoes

The layer of earth beneath the crust is the

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• atmosphere

The mantle is made of melted, molten rock called

• magma

• limestone

• sand

• iron

When magma reaches earth's surface, it creates a

• trench

• volcano

• canyon

• sandy beach

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Volcanoes are constructive. The magma cools on the surface and becomes new rock.

• True

• False

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The line of volcanoes that surround the Pacific Ocean's subduction zone is referred to as the

• Trench Ridge

• Hot Spot

• Ring of Fire

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

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The islands of Hawaii were formed by volcanoes at a

• hot spot

• mid-ocean ridge

• subduction zone

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The islands of Hawaii formed from volcanoes on the ocean floor adding new rock over a long period of time and eventually forming a new island

• True

• False

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The volcanic island of Surtsey is a part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and is growing larger everyday. This is an example of how volcanoes can be

• weathering

• destructive

• constructive

• subducting

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At mid-ocean ridges, the plates pull apart and magma pushes up between the plates. As the magma cools and hardens into new rock on the ocean floor, it causes

• seafloor spreading

• subduction

• deep trenches

• sandy beaches

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Volcanoes are never destructive

• True

• False

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