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WorksheetsVolcanoes Vocab
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the definition of Aa?
a)
Liquid magma that reaches the surface
b)
Something that can be observed without changing the composition of the
substance
c)
A slow moving type of lava that hardens to form rough chunks
d)
A hot, fast-moving type of lava that hardens to form smooth, ropelike
coils
2.
What is the definition of Batholith?
a)
A mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools inside the earth
b)
A volcano that is not currently active, but that may become active in
the future
c)
A bowl-shaped area that forms around a volcano’s central opening
d)
Something that can be observed without changing the composition of the
substance
3.
What is the definition of Caldera?
a)
A slab of volcanic rock formed when magma forces itself across rock
layers
b)
A steep, cone-shaped hill or small mountain made of volcanic ash,
cinders, and bombs piled up around a volcano’s opening
c)
Something that cannot be observed without changing the composition of
the substance
d)
The large hole at the top of a volcano formed when the roof of a volcano’s
magma chamber collapses
4.
What is the definition of Chemical Property?
a)
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust
above it
b)
Something that cannot be observed without changing the composition of
the substance
c)
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
d)
A slow moving type of lava that hardens to form rough chunks
5.
What is the definition of Cinder Cone?
a)
A tall, cone-shaped mountain in which layers of lava
alternate with layers of ash and other volcanic materials
b)
A mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools inside the earth
c)
A steep, cone-shaped hill or small mountain made of volcanic ash,
cinders, and bombs piled up around a volcano’s opening
d)
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
6.
What is the definition of Composite Volcano?
a)
The large hole at the top of a volcano formed when the roof of a volcano’s
magma chamber collapses
b)
A tall, cone-shaped mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers
of ash and other volcanic materials
c)
Liquid magma that reaches the surface
d)
Something that can be observed without changing the composition of the
substance
7.
What is the definition of Crater?
a)
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust
above it
b)
A bowl-shaped area that forms around a volcano’s central opening
c)
A slab of volcanic rock formed when magma forces itself across rock
layers
d)
A slow moving type of lava that hardens to form rough chunks
8.
What is the definition of Dike?
a)
A hot, fast-moving type of lava that hardens to form smooth, ropelike
coils
b)
A bowl-shaped area that forms around a volcano’s central opening
c)
A slab of volcanic rock formed when magma forces itself across rock
layers
d)
A tall, cone-shaped mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers
of ash and other volcanic materials
9.
What is the definition of Dormant?
a)
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust
above it
b)
A mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools inside the earth
c)
Something that cannot be observed without changing the composition of
the substance
d)
A volcano that is not currently active, but that may become active in
the future
10.
What is the definition of Hot Spot?
a)
The molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the
mantle
b)
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust
above it
c)
The large hole at the top of a volcano formed when the roof of a volcano’s
magma chamber collapses
d)
A hot, fast-moving type of lava that hardens to form smooth, ropelike
coils
11.
What is the definition of Lava?
a)
A mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools inside the earth
b)
Liquid magma that reaches the surface
c)
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
d)
A slab of volcanic rock formed when magma forces itself across rock
layers
12.
What is the definition of Magma?
a)
The molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the
mantle
b)
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
c)
Something that cannot be observed without changing the composition of
the substance
d)
A volcano that is not currently active, but that may become active in
the future
13.
What is the definition of Mid-Ocean Ridge?
a)
A steep, cone-shaped hill or small mountain made of volcanic ash,
cinders, and bombs piled up around a volcano’s opening
b)
A hot, fast-moving type of lava that hardens to form smooth, ropelike
coils
c)
A mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools inside the earth
d)
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
14.
What is the definition of Pahoehoe?
a)
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust
above it
b)
A slab of volcanic rock formed when magma forces itself across rock
layers
c)
A hot, fast-moving type of lava that hardens to form smooth, ropelike
coils
d)
The large hole at the top of a volcano formed when the roof of a volcano’s
magma chamber collapses
15.
What is the definition of Physical Property?
a)
Something that can be observed without changing the composition of the
substance
b)
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust
above it
c)
A steep, cone-shaped hill or small mountain made of volcanic ash,
cinders, and bombs piled up around a volcano’s opening
d)
The large hole at the top of a volcano formed when the roof of a volcano’s
magma chamber collapses
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