Formation of Volcanoes

Formation of Volcanoes

9th - 12th Grade

11 Qs

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Formation of Volcanoes

Formation of Volcanoes

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Angela Anderson

Used 8+ times

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following most completely defines a volcano?

a partly molten region of Earth's mantle where subducting rock is melted


a vent or hole in Earth's surface through which melted rock or ash erupt


a cone-shaped structure on land where pyroclastic material is ejected


a ridge system between two diverging plates through which magma escapes 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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_____ is the thickness of a liquid or its resistance to flow.

Mafic

Viscosity

Felsic

Liquefaction

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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When magma has a high viscosity, how is it most likely to erupt?

explosively

constantly

quietly

most likely will not erupt

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Volcanoes are found along:

convergent plate boundaries

divergent plate boundaries

Both A and B

None of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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When two oceanic plates converge, it produces which type of volcanoes?

Hotspot volcanoes

Island arc volcanoes

Mid-ocean ridge volcanoes

Continental arc volcanoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

MATCH QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Match the volcanic feature to the location where it formed.

Intraplate Volcanism (hotspot)

Cascade Mountains

Convergent Plate Boundary

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Divergent Plate Boundary

Hawaiian Islands

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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What process causes the volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands to form?

hotspots

divergent boundaries

subduction zones

convergent boundaries

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