Volcanoes

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 are formed from fast flowing, lava which flows easily over the surface, forming larger volcanoes with gentle sides.

• Cone
• Composite
• Angel
• Shield

This plate is involved in all of the Ring of Fire Volcanoes.

• The Nazca Plate
• The North American Plate
• The Pacific Plate
• The Indian Plate

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

The loudest sound ever recorded was...

• Mt. Vesuvius erupting
• Mt. Krakatoa erupting
• Mt. Kilauea
• A mouse whispering in the forest.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A subduction zone is...

• plates pull apart.
• the continental plate slides under the oceanic plate.
• where the oceanic plate slides under the continental plate.
• plates slap each other a high five.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

When an explosive eruption  forms a mixture of hot rock, ash, and gas, this material is called a...?

• Land slide
• Lava
• Eruption trail
• Pyroclastic flow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A weak spot in the crust where molten material, or magma comes to the surface

• lava
• volcano
• earthquake
• tsunami