Volcanoes Test Review

Which part of the volcano is represented by the number 12?

• caldera

• lava

• magma

• vent

Use the picture of the volcano. Where is magma found?

• Point 1

• Points 1 and 3

• Points 1, 3, 5, 6, and 10

• Points 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, and 12

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which type of eruption is MOST LIKELY to be associated with the release of pyroclastic material?

• a quiet eruption

• a violent eruption

• a moderate eruption

• quiet eruptions alternating with moderate eruptions

Which one of the 3 types of volcanoes has gently sloping sides and erupts nonexplosively?

• shield volcano

• composite volcano

• cinder cone volcano

Which kind of material would flow onto Earth's surface during a nonexplosive volcanic eruption?

• composite

• lava

• magma

• pyroclastic

Lava flows out of a vent on Earth's surface, then cools and hardens. If this process happens again and again, what will eventually form on the surface?

• plate boundary

• caldera

• magma chamber

• volcanic mountain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The volcanoes in the diagram are associated with which of the following?

• hot spot

• rift zone

• Ring of Fire

• subduction zone

What type of plate boundary is shown in the diagram?

• a subduction zone at a convergent boundary where volcanoes are forming and sea floor is being destroyed.

• a divergent boundary where volcanoes are forming and sea floor is being built up.

• a rift zone where volcanoes are forming and both plates are pulling away from each other.

• a divergent boundary where volcanoes are forming and one plate is sinking beneath the other.

What type of eruption is associated with a cinder cone volcano?

• moderately explosive eruption

• nonexplosive eruption

• explosive eruptions, followed by nonexplosive eruptions

Which of the following describes the general shape of a cinder cone volcano?

• gently sloping sides

• steep sides

• broad base that gets steeper toward the top