Volcano Practice Quiz

The composition of magma determines its _____.

• viscosity
• darkness
• color
• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A  line of volcanic activity that surrounds the Pacific Ocean basin is the 

• Ring of Fire
• Aleutian Islands
• Hawaiian Islands
• Caribbean Islands

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This volcano is most likely which type of volcano?

• Felsic
• Composite
• Shield
• Cinder cone

What is a determining factor in which type of eruption will occur?

• the chemistry of the magma
• the size of the mountain
• the climate around the volcano
• the number of people living near the volcano

As the temperature of lava increases, ________

• its viscosity decrease
• it begins to harden
• its viscosity increases
• it can flow a much short distance

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Once magma reaches the earth's surface it is called.....

• Silica
• Rock
• lava

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A huge hole that is left behind when a volcano collapses is called a

• Batholith
• Caldera
• Geyser

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

An  example of islands that formed over a hotspot are the

• Aleutian Islands
• Hawaiian Islands

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

In volcanic areas, groundwater heated by magma is a source of 

• lava flows
• silicia
• geothermal energy
• pyroclastic flows