Volcanoes Test Review

Which theory helped scientists to understand how and where volcanoes erupt?

• Theory of the Rock Cycle

• Theory of Plate Tectonics

• Big Bang Theory

• Theory of Relativity

Which type of volcano is built by alternating layers of lava flows and ash flows? It can be very explosive

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

• Lava Dome

Which type of volcano has steep angled sides, throws blobs of lava in the air that fall as cinders, and is built over a short period of time?

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

• Lava Dome

• Shield

Which type of volcano if found in the Hawaiian Islands with thick flowing, slow moving lava? This is the most common type of volcano on earth.

• Cinder Cone

• Lava Dome

• Composite

• Shield

Which type of volcano spills thick lava which cools and piles up around the vent? These fragments spill down the sides of the volcano.

• Lava Dome

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

• Shield

Which type of volcano is currently resting, but could erupt sometime in the future?

• Active

• Dormant

• Extinct

Which type of volcano has erupted in recent history or showing signs of activity

• active

• dormant

• extinct

Which type of volcano has not erupted in recorded history and is not expected to erupt again?

• Active

• Dormant

• Extinct

The resistance of a liquid to flown is called

• velocity

• transparency

• viscosity

When lava cools and hardens, it forms which type of rock?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic