Ms. Dawson's Volcanoes

What is a huge hole left behind When a volcano has an enormous eruption and empties the magma chamber and the main vent.  The volcano becomes hollow and collapses leaving this hole behind

• Central vent
• Caldera
• Side vent
• Magma

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Volcanoes are found...

• on land

• under water

• on islands

• all of the above

When an explosive eruption  forms a mixture of hot rock, ash, and gas, this material is called a...?

• Land slide
• Lava
• Eruption trail
• Pyroclastic flow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A long fracture in Earth’s Crust is called a ?

• Fissure.

• lava flow

• magma from the Earth's core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A broad volcano with gently sloping sides is a ________________

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Fire Fountain

• Composite

_______is when a surface is repeatedly scraped and made smooth by particles carried in the wind

• cracks

• Abrasion

• fiissure

• Hot Spots

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A steep cone-shaped hill or mountain

• Cinder cone volcano

• Shield volcano

• Composite volcano

• Earthquake

Most volcanoes occur at which 2 types of plate boundaries? 

• convergent w/ subduction and divergent
• divergent and transform
• divergent and hot spots
• convergent w/ subduction and hot spots

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Tall, cone-shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash

• Cinder Cone volcano

• Shield volcano

• Composite volcano

• Caldera

Volcanoes that are NOT found at plate boundaries occur in the middle of plates in areas called ___________. 

• hot spots
• mid-ocean ridges
• fissure volcanoes
• shield volcanoes