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2b Mystery Sci (The Birth of Rocks) - Week 2

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Describe the lava from a CINDER CONE VOLCANO.

a)

Erupts SMOOTH and RUNNY lava

b)

Explodes and erupts THICK,PASTY LAVA and CHUNKS OF CINDER

c)

ALTERNATELY erupts smooth/runny lava and explodes thick/pasty lava with cinder chunks

2.

Is this a picture of a SHIELD, CINDER CONE, or COMPOSITE volcano?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Composite Volcano

c)

Cinder Cone Volcano

3.

Is MAGMA above the ground or underground?

a)

ABOVE the ground

b)

UNDER the ground

4.

Is LAVA above the ground or underground?

a)

ABOVE the ground

b)

UNDER the ground

5.

Is this a picture of a SHIELD, CINDER CONE, or COMPOSITE volcano?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Composite Volcano

c)

Cinder Cone Volcano

6.

Describe the lava from a COMPOSITE VOLCANO.

a)

Erupts SMOOTH and RUNNY lava

b)

Explodes and erupts THICK,PASTY LAVA and CHUNKS OF CINDER

c)

ALTERNATELY erupts smooth/runny lava and explodes thick/pasty lava with cinder chunks

7.

Is this a picture of a SHIELD, CINDER CONE, or COMPOSITE volcano?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Composite Volcano

c)

Cinder Cone Volcano

8.

Describe the lava from a SHIELD VOLCANO.

a)

Erupts SMOOTH and RUNNY lava

b)

Explodes and erupts THICK,PASTY LAVA and CHUNKS OF CINDER

c)

ALTERNATELY erupts smooth/runny lava and explodes thick/pasty lava with cinder chunks

9.

What kind of rock is this, BASALT or FELSITE?

a)

Basalt

b)

Felsite

10.

What kind of rock is this, BASALT or FELSITE?

a)

Basalt

b)

Felsite

11.

Which type of rock comes from CONE SHAPED volcanoes that EXPLODE, BASALT or FELSITE?

a)

Basalt

b)

Felsite

12.

Which type of rock comes from SHIELD SHAPED volcanoes that DO NOT EXPLODE, BASALT or FELSITE?

a)

Basalt

b)

Felsite

13.

Why do some volcanoes explode?

a)

THICK LAVA traps gas bubbles until the pressure builds up and explodes.

b)

THIN LAVA traps gas bubbles until the pressure builds up and explodes.

c)

Gas bubbles easily flow through THICK LAVA and escape.

d)

Gas bubbles easily flow through THIN LAVA and escape.

14.

A volcano that is CURRENTLY erupting, or HAS ERUPTED at least once in the last 10,000 years is:

a)

An ACTIVE volcano

b)

A DORMANT volcano

c)

An EXTINCT volcano

15.

A volcano that HASN'T erupted in the past 10,000 years and is NOT EXPECTED to ever erupt again is:

a)

An ACTIVE volcano

b)

A DORMANT volcano

c)

An EXTINCT volcano

16.

A volcano that is “SLEEPING” but COULD ERUPT in the future is:

a)

An ACTIVE volcano

b)

A DORMANT volcano

c)

An EXTINCT volcano

17.

Most of the Earth's volcanoes form a horseshoe shape around the Pacific Ocean called the:

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

Circle of Fire

c)

Ring of Volcanoes

d)

Circle of Volcanoes