Volcano Quiz Practice

What is a volcano?

• A deep region where two tectonic plates converge

• A type of mountain

• A rift in Earth's crust through which water seeps down towards Earth's core.

• A rupture in Earth's crust through which magma can escape

What type of plate boundary are volcanoes most often found at?

• transform plate boundaries

• convergent and divergent bound

• only convergent boundaries

• only divergent boundaries

What is a vent?

• An opening through which magma, gas and ash escape

• A region where magma pools

• A passageway for magma to travel

• A depression that surrounds the top of a volano

Which of the following is responsible for the formation of islands, near convergent and divergent plate boundaries?

• Earthquakes

• Floods

• Volcanoes

• Rising seas/oceans

Volcanic Islands form because:

• Tectonic plates collide and fold upward

• Magma builds up under a tectonic plate, causing it to rise upward

• Ocean water rise and cut off areas of land near large land masses

• Lava flows, cools and builds up on Earth's surface

How did/does the string of Hawaiin Islands form?

• The Pacific plate moves over a stationary hotspot

• The Pacific plates moves over a mobile hotspot

• A hotspot moves below a stationary Pacific plate

• The Pacific plate is splitting in half

The body of molten rock that feeds a volcano is a:

• vent

• magma chamber

• crater

• caldera

A weak spot in the crust where molten material, or magma comes to the surface is a:

• vent

• crater

• Ring of Fire

• Volcano

A volcanically active area of Earth’s surface far away from a tectonic plate boundary is a:

• Hot Spot

• Ring of Fire

• Crater

• Composite Volcano

A volcano that is built by layers of lava with gentle sloping sides, the lava flows freely and spreads out widely is a:

• Strato Volcano

• Composite Volcano

• Cinder Cone Volcano

• Shield Volcano