Volcanoes & Earthquakes

What is the opening in Earth's crust through which molten rock, gases, and ash erupt?

• Divergent Boundary

• Magma

• Subduction Boundary

• Volcano

What is another name for a composite volcano?

• Metavolcanoes

• Stratovolcanoes

• Megacones

• Epicanoes

What type of volcano is found in the Ring of Fire?

• Cinder cone

• Shield

• Composite

• A mix of all three types

Which volcano has a very wide base and appears more flat?

• Stratavolcano

• Shield

• Cinder cone

• Composite

True or False: Shield volcanoes have explosive eruptions

• True

• False

What is the MOST COMMON type of volcano?

• Cinder cone

• Shield

• Composite

What type of volcano has a crater at the summit (top)

• Shield

• Composite

• Cinder Cone

What are the three types of volcanoes? (CHOOSE 3)

• Composite

• Megavolcanoes

• Cinder Cone

• Epicanoes

• Shield

______ are the vibrations of the Earth produced by the rapid release of energy in the lithosphere.

• Foci

• Epicenters

• Earthquakes

• Faults

Which of the following are evidence of plate tectonics?

• Fossils

• ocean floor spreading

• Continent shapes

• Land warping