Unit F Practice Test

What often forms at the top of a volcano after an eruption?

• Crater

• Vent

• Ash Cloud

• Caldera

Where is magma stored before a volcanic eruption?

• Magma Vent

• Magma Crater

• Magma Chamber

• Magma Caldera

What is the main pipe that magma escapes through during an eruption called?

• Crater

• Vent

• Ash Cloud

• Caldera

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the term for the location directly above the focus of an earthquake?

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Fault Scarp

• Primary Wave

What is the point inside the Earth where an earthquake begins?

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Fault

• Scarp

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of seismic wave arrives first during an earthquake?

• P-Wave

• S-Wave

• D-Wave

• Z-Wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the name for the initial point of slippage during an earthquake?

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Fault

Where do volcanoes most commonly form?

• Convergent boundaries

• Divergent boundaries

• Strike-Slip boundaries

• Transform boundaries

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What type of rock forms when magma cools?

• Sediment

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

What type of rock is formed from heat and pressure?

• Sediment

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock