Volcanoes and Volcanic Activity

An opening on the earth’s crust where molten rocks or magma rises to its crater and flow out as lava

• Volcano

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• None of the above

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Volcanoes form when magma reaches the Earth’s surface, causing eruptions of lava and ash.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Earthquake occur when continental plates collide or bump against on oceanic plate.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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What are the three different states of a volcano?

Click three answers.

• Active

• Extinct

• Endangered

• Dormant

It is a state of a volcano that is still active and erupts frequently.

• Active Volcano

• Dormant Volcano

• Endangered Volcano

• Extinct Volcano

It is a state of a volcano that is temporarily inactive but not fully extinct.

• Active Volcano

• Dormant Volcano

• Endangered Volcano

• Extinct Volcano

A state of a volcano that is never likely to erupt again.

• Active Volcano

• Dormant Volcano

• Endangered Volcano

• Extinct Volcano

EFFECTS OF VOLCANIC ERUPTION

Check as many as you see that are effects of volcanic eruptions (check 3 answers)

• Buildup of land around a volcano.

• Change the landscape and shape of mountain.

• Ashfall.

• Tsunami

• Landslide

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