Quiz on Eruptions

What is an eruption?

• The emission of material from a volcano like lava, gases, and volcanic ash; often explosive

• A gentle flow of water from a spring

• The movement of tectonic plates

• The formation of a mountain range

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What results from the process of crystallization?

• New plants growing

• New rocks being created

• Water turning into steam

• Rocks melting into lava

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What is the process called when a solid becomes a liquid due to adding thermal energy?

• Freezing

• Condensation

• Melting

• Evaporation

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What are tectonic plates?

• Small, round pebbles on the Earth's surface

• Large, irregularly shaped slabs of solid rock that make up the Earth's crust

• Thin layers of water covering the Earth

• Clouds in the Earth's atmosphere

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What is an oceanic plate?

• A tectonic plate that usually covered by a large body of water.

• A tectonic plate that is always above sea level.

• A tectonic plate that is part of a mountain range.

• A tectonic plate that is found only in deserts.

What is a continental plate?

• A type of oceanic crust

• A tectonic plate that makes up the Earth's outer shell, mostly land

• A layer of the Earth's atmosphere

• A type of volcanic rock

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What is a subduction zone?

• A location where tectonic plates move apart

• A location where tectonic plates slide past each other

• A location where tectonic plates collide and one sinks under the other

• A location where tectonic plates are stationary

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What is formed as a result of subduction?

• Mountains

• Volcanic arcs

• Deserts

• Rivers

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What is the area called where the subducting plate bends and sinks?

• Ridge

• Trench

• Plateau

• Basin

What layer of the Earth is involved in the subduction process?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

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