LESSON 3 REVIEW

What is the crust that makes up the ocean floor called?

• oceanic crust

• crust

• continental crust

Lava begins as ..................

• water

• crust

• magma

more than 60 percent of the world’s volcanoes are found

• on land

• in ocean

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A chain of volcanoes formed where two oceanic plates collide is called ..........

• volcanic arc

• magma

• eruption

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TRUE or FALSE: Volcanoes form along the mid-ocean ridges, where two plates move together.

• true

• false

What type of mountains are formed when molten rock erupts onto Earth’s surface and hardens?

• fold mountains

• volcanic mountains

• fault-block mountains

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Magma that reaches the surface is called ............

• Vent

• Hot spot

• Lava

• crater

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Scientists think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates are caused by convection currents, that are located in the _________?

• outer core

• inner core

• mantle

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How do volcanoes shape earth's surface?

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The Himalayan mountain range of India was formed at a ____.

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• hot spot

• transform boundary

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