Volcanoes Review

A volcano forms as a tectonic __________ moves over a plume.

• plate

• river

• mountain

• cloud

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

On average, about __________ different volcanoes erupt each year.

• 60

• 10

• 100

• 5

Volcanic gases such as carbon __________ and __________ dioxide can harm living things.

• dioxide, sulfur

• dioxide, nitrogen

• monoxide, carbon

• dioxide, sulfur

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Most volcanoes in the United States are part of the volcanic belt known as the __________ of __________.

• Ring, Fire

• Circle, Flames

• Belt, Heat

• Loop, Lava

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

To predict a volcanic eruption, scientists monitor factors such as __________ emissions, __________ activity, and __________ samples.

• gas, seismic, lava

• water, wind, air

• light, sound, soil

• heat, rain, rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Increases in certain gases can indicate that a volcanic __________ may soon occur.

• eruption

• earthquake

• flood

• storm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Pressure from rising __________ can cause the ground around a volcano to tilt, sink, or bulge. This can indicate that a volcanic __________ may soon occur.

• magma, eruption

• water, flood

• air, storm

• lava, earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The __________ energy produced during an eruption can melt snow and ice on a volcano's summit. This meltwater can then mix with mud and __________ on the mountain to form a __________.

• thermal, debris, lahar

• kinetic, rocks, avalanche

• solar, soil, landslide

• chemical, sand, flood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The __________ of __________ is a volcano belt that surrounds the Pacific Ocean. The __________ belt stretches along the southern margin of Eurasia.

• Ring, Fire, Alpine or Alpide

• Circle, Flames, Himalayan

• Loop, Heat, Andes

• Arc, Lava, Rocky

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Volcanoes can form at __________ plate boundaries when one plate is __________ under another plate. The rock then melts and rises because it is __________ than the surrounding mantle.

• convergent, subducted, less dense

• divergent, lifted, more dense

• transform, shifted, heavier

• static, moved, thicker

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3