Volcanoes

What are scientists that study volcanoes called?

• doctor

• vet

• volcanologist

• volcano master

What do you call a volcano that has not erupted in a very long time, but may still erupt at some point in the future?

• active

• dormant

• extinct

What do you call a volcano that is not expected to erupt ever again?

• active

• dormant

• extinct

Volcanoes that are made of basalt lava flows (thin, runny lava) are called _____.

• shield volcanoes

• composite volcanoes

• stratovolcanoes

• cone volcanoes

This volcano is most likely which type of volcano?

• Felsic
• Composite
• Shield
• Cinder cone

What is the difference between magma and lava?

• Lava is molten rock inside the Earth, but magma is molten rock on the Earth's surface.

• Lava is molten rock on the Earth's surface, but magma is molten rock inside the Earth.

The ____________ is a belt of volcanoes around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

• island arc

• Ring of Fire

• caldera

• hot spot

Vocanoes are found...

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

A volcano that is erupting or has shown signs that it is likely to erupt in the future is called _____.

• sleeping

• extinct

• active

• dormant

An  example of islands that formed over a hotspot are the

• Aleutian Islands
• Hawaiian Islands
• Caribbean Islands 
• Philippines