Volcanoes Quiz

Which type of volcano has the steepest sides?

• shield

• composite

• pyroclastic

• cinder cone

What is the relationship between magma and lava?

• Magma is lava that has reached Earth's surface.

• Lava is magma that has reached Earth's surface.

• They are both types of solid material that spew out of a volcano.

• They are both molten rock found at different depths below Earth's surface.

A hot spot is a volcanically active area. A volcanic island can form over a hot spot. Which would you expect to find beneath the hot spot?

• a rift zone

• a mantle plume

• a divergent boundary

• a convergent boundary

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How does pyroclastic material differ from lava?

• Unlike lava, pyroclastic material erupts onto Earth's surface.

• Unlike lava, pyroclastic material erupts from shield volcanoes.

• Unlike lava, pyroclastic material is associated with explosive eruptions.

• Unlike lava, pyroclastic material is associated with nonviolent eruptions.

Before lava reaches the surface, the molten material is called

• rock.

• liquid fire.

• volcanic ash.

• magma.

Gently sloped, non-violent volcanoes. Made of lava.

• Shield

• Composite

• Cinder Cone

Dormant volcanoes might erupt in the future.

• True
• False

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The volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands form due to which of the following?

• Divergent Boundary
• Hot Spot
• Subduction Boundary
• Transform Boundary

What is the area called where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur around the rim of the Pacific Ocean?

• Ring of Flames

• Ring of Fire

• Ring of Ice

• Ring of Lava

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Volcano formed by pyroclastic material.

• Shield

• Composite

• Cinder Cone

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