Grade 9 Third Quarter

What is magma?

• pieces of the Earth's crust

• molten rock inside of a volcano

• small rock

• plates that meet

What is lava?

• Molten rocks inside a volcano

• Molten rock outside a volcano

• small rocks

• magma

Once magma reaches the Earth's surface it is called.......

• Silica

• Lava

• Rock

• Molten

TRUE or FALSE: A volcano that erupts quietly will produce a lot of cinders, ash, and bombs

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the top layer of the Earth's surface called? 

• Mantle
• Innercore
• Outercore
• Crust

Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

• increases
• decreases
• goes up and down depending on the layer
• stays the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the spread of lava as it pours out of a vent?

• magma chamber
• pipe
• lava flow
• crater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A dead volcano is called what?

• active
• dormant
• extinct

A sleeping volcano is called what?

• active
• dormant
• extinct

Approximately 70% of the world's composite volcanoes are located around the Pacific Ocean in a region called the ____________. 

• Ring of Fire
• Volcano Ring
• Nucleus of Volcanoes
• Center of Fire

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3