Volcanoes

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

• Aa
• Lava
• Magma
• Pahoehoe

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

• Hot Spot
• Magma
• Lava
• Volcano

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

• Sleeping
• Dormant
• Active
• Extinct

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

• Dormant
• Active
• Extinct
• Angry

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

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What are scientists that study volcanoes called?

• doctor
• vet
• volcanologist
• volcano scientist

A volcano that has gentle sloping sides and is formed from runny lava

• Shield volcano
• Cinder cone
• Composite
• None of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Vocanoes are found...

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Dormant volcanoes might erupt in the future.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A bowl shaped area that may form at the top of a volcano around the central vent

• crater

• vent

• tube

• leftovers