Volcanoes

Volcanoes that have recently erupted are known as:

• Extinct Volcano
• Dormant Volcano
• Active Volcano
• What's a volcano?

__________ volcanoes are formed from fast flowing, lava which flows easily over the surface, forming larger volcanoes with gentle sides.

• Cone
• Composite
• Angel
• Shield

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.MS-ESS2-3

A subduction zone is...

• plates pull apart.
• the continental plate slides under the oceanic plate.
• where the oceanic plate slides under the continental plate.
• plates slap each other a high five.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This volcano is most likely which type of volcano?

• Felsic
• Composite
• Shield
• Cinder cone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

TRUE OR FALSE:  A substance that flows quickly has high viscosity...

• True
• False

Cinder cones can be described as...

• Very large with gentle slopes and eruptions of low viscosity magma
• Large with steep slopes and violent eruptions of very viscous magma
• Small and clustered in groups with steep slopes and firey eruptions that occur only once

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• Aa
• Lava
• Magma
• Pahoehoe

A composite volcano

• has steep sides made of cinders and ashes
• has gently sloping sides and can form over hot spots
• is a destructive volcano
• used to make shields for knights

Which volcano has steep slopes and the lava flows through a single vent?

• Composite volcanoe

• Shield volcano

• Cinder Cone volcano