PART 5

What type of eruption is known for creating bright arcs in the sky with powerful bursts of hot liquid rock from the volcano's top?

• Vulcanian Eruptions

• Strombolian Eruptions

• Vesuvian Eruptions

• Pelean/Nuee Ardente Eruptions

During which type of eruption does a thick cloud of ash-filled gas explosively shoot out of the volcano's opening and go high into the air?

• Vulcanian Eruptions

• Strombolian Eruptions

• Pelean/Nuee Ardente Eruptions

• Vesuvian Eruptions

Which type of eruption involves the forceful release of lots of ash-filled gas, creating a cauliflower-shaped cloud high above the volcano?

• Strombolian Eruptions

• Vesuvian Eruptions

• Vulcanian Eruptions

• Pelean/Nuee Ardente Eruptions

What type of eruption is known for ejecting lots of gas, dust, ash, and glowing bits of lava from a big hole in the middle, causing significant damage and harm to people?

• Vulcanian Eruptions

• Pelean/Nuee Ardente Eruptions

• Strombolian Eruptions

• Vesuvian Eruptions

How do Hawaiian Eruptions happen?

• Hot liquid rock comes out of cracks in the volcano's side and flows down

• A tall fountain of hot liquid rock bursts from the top and gathers in big holes

• Both of the above

• None of the above

What happens during Phreatic/Steam Blast Eruptions?

• None of the above

• Formation of new lava lakes

• Ejection of new rock

• Creation of a big burst of steam

What is the most powerful type of eruption that ejects thick lava, ash, and gas high into the sky, often causing fast and dangerous flows of hot rock and gas?

• Phreatic/Steam Blast Eruptions

• Vesuvian Eruptions

• Plinian Eruptions

• Hawaiian Eruptions

What is the study of the characteristics, divisions, and occurrences of minerals called?

• Paleontology

• Mineralogy

• Geology

• Seismology

What percentage of the Earth's volume is composed of the crust?

• 50%

• 25%

• 10%

• 1%

What is the first characteristic of minerals?

• Amorphous Solid

• Crystalline Solid

• Liquid State

• Gaseous State