Types of Volcanoes

What is the opening in Earth's crust through which molten rock, gases, and ash erupt?

• Divergent Boundary

• Magma

• Subduction Boundary

• Volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of volcano has steep sides with a broad base?

• Shield

• Mega volcano

• Composite

• Cinder cone

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is another name for a composite volcano?

• Metavolcanoes

• Stratovolcanoes

• Megacones

• Epicanoes

What type of volcano is found in the Ring of Fire?

• Cinder cone

• Shield

• Composite

• A mix of all three types

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which volcano has a very wide base and appears more flat?

• Stratavolcano

• Shield

• Cinder cone

• Composite

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

True or False: Shield volcanoes have explosive eruptions

• True

• False

What is the MOST COMMON type of volcano?

• Cinder cone

• Shield

• Composite

What type of volcano has a crater at the summit (top)

• Shield

• Composite

• Cinder Cone

True or False: Cinder cones usually erupt for short periods of time

• True

• False

What are the three types of volcanoes? (CHOOSE 3)

• Composite

• Megavolcanoes

• Cinder Cone

• Epicanoes

• Shield