11.4 Quiz - Volcanoes and Earth's Surface

A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.

• volcano

• hot spot

• earthquake

• lava

A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.

• lava

• magma

• hot spot

• volcano

Liquid magma that reaches the surface.

• magma

• hot spot

• lava

• volcano

An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.

• volcano

• lava

• magma

• hot spot

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A term used to describe a volcano that is no longer active and unlikely to erupt again.

• hot spot

• extinct

• dormant

• active

A term used to describe a volcano that is not currently active but is able to become active in the future.

• dormant

• extinct

• hot spot

• volcano

Most volcanoes are found at convergent and divergent plate boundaries.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The name of scientists that study volcanoes.

• scientists

• volcanologists

• magmologists

• lavologists

The swelling of a volcano is measured using a

• meter stick

• tiltmeter

• funnel

• seismograph

The islands of Hawaii were created from a hot spot.

• True

• False