SJA Volcanoes

What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?

• Hot Spot
• Magma
• Lava
• Volcano

What is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?

• Aa
• Lava
• Magma
• Pahoehoe

What factor(s) determine(s) whether an eruption will be explosive?

• The amount of gases in the magma
• The amount of silica in the magma
• The amount of gas and silica in the magma
• None of these affect the explosiveness of the volcano

Vocanoes are found...

• on land
• under water
• on islands
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Where is the largest volcano?

• Africa
• Indonesia 
• Wyoming
• Hawaii

Where are most volcanoes found?

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

What is / are sign(s) that a volcano may erupt soon?

• Earthquake activity in the area
• Changes in the shape of the volcano
• Different amounts of gas being produced
• All of these are signs

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Volcanoes that have recently erupted are known as:

• Extinct Volcano
• Dormant Volcano
• Active Volcano
• What's a volcano?

A volcano that has erupted in the last 2000 years but not recently is known as....

• Dormant
• Active
• Extinct
• Angry

Volcanoes that have not erupted for at least 10,000 years are described as...

• Sleeping
• Dormant
• Active
• Extinct