Volcanoes

A broad volcano with gently sloping sides is a ________________

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Fire Fountain

• Composite

Lava that is very thin and runny probably

• has low silica content

• is high in silica

Pyroclastic material forms when

• magma explodes into the air and travels down the mountain very fast

• lava flows calmly from a crack in the Earth´s crust

• magma remains underground too long

• lava flows underwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Where are volcanoes most likely to form?

• along plate boundaries

• near the center of continents

• near water

• on the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

One major belt of volcanoes that surrounds the Pacific Ocean

• Ring of Fire

• Ring of Asia

• Ring o' earthquakes

• Ring a ding ding

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

An area where material from deep within Earth's mantle rises through the crust and melts to form magma.

• hot spot

• rift zone

• hot soup

• hot mamma

What is the definition of dormant?

• sleeping
• extinct
• active
• invisible

What is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?

• Lava
• Mafic Magma
• Felsic Magma
• None of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2