Chapter 10 Earth/Space Science

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The greatest volume of volcanic material is produced by _____________.

• eruptions of cinder cones

• eruptions of composite cones

• eruptions along ocean ridges

• eruptions of shield volcanoes

What is the resistance to flow of a substance called?

• volatility

• virality

• ventosity

• viscosity

What are the pulverized rock, lava, ash, and other fragments ejected from the vent of a volcano called?

• sills

• craters

• pahoehoes

• pyroclastic material

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When silica-rich magma is extruded, ash, hot gases, and larger fragments propelled from the vent at high speeds may produce which of the following?

• a lava plateau

• a lahar

• a pahoehoe flow

• a pyroclastic flow

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What is the name for the volcanoes that are located around the margins of the Pacific basin?

• Pacific Mountains

• Ring of Fire

• Basin Mountains

• Ring of Lava

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Underground igneous rock bodies are called _______________

• lava flows

• plutons

• volcanoes

• calderas

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The Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone National Park are associated with which of the three types of volcanism?

• subduction zone volcanism

• convergent plate volcanism

• intraplate volcanism

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