Mountain & Volcano Vocabulary

What is an upward fold in rock formed by compression of Earth's crust called?

• Anticline

• Cinder cone Volcano

• Composite Volcano

• Pluton

Which type of volcano is characterized by coarse pyroclastics, small size, and steep slopes?

• Shield Volcano

• Cinder cone Volcano

• Composite Volcano

• Reverse Thrust Fault

What is a volcano made of alternating layers of lava and ash called?

• Shield Volcano

• Cinder cone Volcano

• Composite Volcano

• Normal Fault

What term describes a change in the volume or shape of Earth's crust due to stresses?

• Isostasy

• Deformation

• Orogeny

• Pyroclastic Flow

What is the concept that Earth's crust is floating in gravitational balance upon the mantle?

• Isostasy

• Isostatic Adjustment

• Isostatic Rebound

• Orogeny

What is the process of mountain building called?

• Pluton

• Orogeny

• Deformation

• Isostasy

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What is a body of magma that has hardened underground called?

• Pyroclastic Flow

• Pluton

• Anticline

• Hanging Wall

What is the volcanic material that rushes down the side of the volcano during an explosive eruption called?

• Isostatic Rebound

• Pyroclastic Flow

• Reverse Thrust Fault

• Normal Fault

What is a syncline?

• An upward fold in rock formed by tension in Earth's crust

• A downward fold in rock formed by compression in Earth's crust

• A type of volcanic eruption

• A fault where two blocks move vertically

What is tephra?

• A type of lava flow

• A wide gentle sloping volcano

• Bits of rock or solidified lava dropped from the air during a volcanic eruption

• A type of earthquake wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2