All About Vocanoes

What does molten means?

• frozen

• melted

• dehydrated

• evaporated

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What do we call hot liquid rock found below the Earth's surface?

• Magma

• Lava

• Pumice

• Volcanic cone

What do we call the massive pieces of Earth's crust that move and shift?

• Magma chamber

• Ocean floors

• Tectonic plates

• Divergent Boundaries

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What do scientists call magma once it has erupted from a volcano?

• Subduction

• Ash

• Toxic gas

• Lava

What causes a caldera?

• The buildup of cooling lava

• A lightning strike

• The collapse of the roof of the magma chamber

• A dramatic change in temperature

What do we call circular depressions caused by the outward explosion of magma, ash, and rock?

• Divergent boundaries

• Lava vents

• Ash clouds

• Craters

How do scientists categorize a volcano that hasn't erupted for thousands of years and will not likely erupt in the future?

• Active

• Dormant

• Extinct

• None of the Above

Which type of volcanoes are the smallest and most commonly occurring?

• Cinder cone volcanoes

• Composite volcanoes

• Shield volcanoes

• Lava domes

Which type of volcanoes are also known as stratovolcanoes?

• Cinder cone volcanoes

• Composite Volcanoes

• Shield volcanoes

• Lava domes

What do we call volcanoes that spew thin streams of lava?

• Cinder cone volcanoes

• Composite volcanoes

• Shield volcanoes

• Lava domes