Volcanoes Review

Hot melted rock that forms underground near the subduction zone is called ___.

• lava

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is magma called when it reaches the surface of Earth?

• Lava

• viscosity

• toxic gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How much ___ that is in a volcano's magma helps to decide whether it will be explosive or quiet.

• silica

• rock

• air holes

• soil

Match the following

• quiet eruptions

• Volcano type that tends to erupt quietly

• explosive eruptions

• Volcano type that tends to erupt loudly

• shield

• Thick, granitic magma makes

• composite

• Thin, basaltic magma makes

Match the volcano to its descriptions?

• Shield

• Erupt quietly - has dark basaltic magma

• Composite

• Erupt loudly - has light grinitic magma

• Cinder Cone

• Has tall steep sides

Match the volcano to its descriptions?

• Composite

• Magma/lava is thinner than composite but thicker than shield

• Shield

• Most common type of volcano in the world

• Cinder Cone

• Is broader and wider than it is tall

Match the volcano to its descriptions?

• Composite

• Most explosive type

• Shield

• Throws out chunks of flaming debris called cinders.

• Cinder Cone

• Forms islands like Hawaii

Match the volcano to its descriptions?

• Cinder Cone

• 
• Composite

• 
• Shield

• 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the resistance of a liquid, such as lava, to flow?

• Elasticity
• Pyroclasticity
• Silica
• Viscosity

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1