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Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 56mins
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Class
Date
1.
A _ is a weak spot in the crust where molten material, or magma, comes to the surface.
a)
earthquake
b)
hurricane
c)
tornado
d)
volcano
2.
The formation of the Hawaiian Islands is one example of
a)
volcanoes forming over a hot spot
b)
volcanoes forming along plate boundaries
c)
the Ring of Fire
d)
continental drift
3.
What type of volcano forms from only quiet eruptions?
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
4.
What type of volcano is shown above?
a)
Strato
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
5.
Lava begins as
a)
water
b)
crust
c)
magma
d)
pumice
6.
There are volcanoes underwater.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
This type of volcano has MOSTLY NONEXPLOSIVE eruptions
a)
composite
b)
cinder cone
c)
shield
8.
Which statement best describes the difference between magma and lava?
a)
Magma is fluid and flows very quickly. Lava is thick and viscous and flows very slowly.
b)
Magma is molten rock beneath earth's surface. Lava is molten rock on the earth's surface.
c)
Magma is molten rock on the earth's surface. Lava is molten rock beneath the earth's surface.
d)
Magma is molten rock. Lava is solid rock.
9.
What type of volcano is built almost entirely from ejected lava fragments (pyroclastic material)?
a)
cinder cone
b)
composite cone
c)
shield volcano
d)
pahoehoe volcano
10.
Which of these is NOT a type of volcano?
a)
Shield
b)
Super
c)
Composite
d)
Cinder
11.
Can volcanic eruptions effect climate?
a)
yes
b)
no
12.
An erupting volcano can cause...
a)
rain
b)
other disasters like tsunamis, earthquakes, etc.
c)
dragon attacks
d)
an early Christmas
13.
When ________ builds up, an explosion happens.
a)
Magma
b)
Lava
c)
Air
d)
Pressure
14.
This type of volcano forms from EXPLOSIVE eruptions followed by quiet flows
a)
composite
b)
cinder cone
c)
shield
15.
This type of volcano is made from MODERATELY EXPLOSIVE volcanoes
a)
composite
b)
cinder cone
c)
shield
16.
This type of volcano is built by layers and layers of lava
a)
composite
b)
cinder cone
c)
shield
17.
This type of volcano is not steep but very wide
a)
composite
b)
cinder cone
c)
shield
18.
This type of volcano has MOSTLY NONEXPLOSIVE eruptions
a)
composite
b)
cinder cone
c)
shield
19.
What is the spread of lava as it pours out of a vent?
a)
magma chamber
b)
pipe
c)
lava flow
d)
crater
20.
A sleeping volcano is called what?
a)
active
b)
dormant
c)
extinct
21.
What type of volcano is built almost entirely from ejected lava fragments?
a)
cinder cone
b)
composite cone
c)
shield volcano
d)
pahoehoe volcano
22.
What are places in the interior of plates where volcanoes occur?
a)
effusive zones
b)
fault lines
c)
hot spots
d)
national parks
23.
What is a hot spot?
a)
An area in the interior of a plate where hot magma escapes Earth's crust.
b)
An area where you can get wireless internet.
c)
A place on your skin that burns.
d)
A popular place to hang out.
24.
What type of volcano is this..
a)
Shield
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite or Stratovolcano
25.
What type of volcano is this..
a)
Shield
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite or Stratovolcano
26.
Which volcano is a wide, gently sloping mountain formed by thin layers or lava that pour out of a vent and harden on top of previous layers?
a)
cinder cone
b)
composite or stratovolcano
c)
shield
d)
dome mountain
27.
A huge hole left behind when a volcano collapses is a __________.
a)
caldera
b)
volcanic neck
c)
sill
d)
vent
28.
The ____________ is a belt of volcanoes around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.
a)
island arc
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
caldera
d)
hot spot
29.
A volcano that is erupting or has shown signs that it may erupt in the future is called _____.
a)
sleeping
b)
extinct
c)
active
d)
dormant
30.
An opening in Earth's crust
a)
Volcano
b)
Lava
c)
Island Chain
d)
Hot Spot
31.
A plate moving over a stationary pool of magma
a)
Volcano
b)
Lava
c)
Island Chain
d)
Hot spot
32.
What kind of lava rock forms under water?
a)
blocky lava
b)
pillow lava
c)
aa lava
33.
This type of volcano is formed in layers. This nonexplosive eruption produces very runny lava.
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Shield Volcano
c)
Stratovolcano
d)
Cinder Cone Volcano
34.
This type of volcano has a medium eruption and erupts with a pyroclastic material. They are usually small.
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Shield Volcano
c)
Cinder Cone Volcano
d)
Stratovolcano
35.
This type of volcano has the largest eruption. It is the most common volcano. It is has an explosive eruption of pyrocalstic materials and lava.
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Cinder Cone Volcano
c)
Shield Volcano
d)
Convection Volcano
36.
Molten rock inside the Earth's crust
a)
lithosphere
b)
magma
c)
lava
d)
ring of fire
37.
Molten rock outside the Earth's crust
a)
lava
b)
Magma
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Ash cloud
38.
A volcano that hasn't erupted in a long time.
a)
Dead
b)
hot spots
c)
Ring of fire
d)
Dormant
39.
Where two plates converge, one sinks below the other. Most land volcanoes occur near here.
a)
boundary line
b)
fault
c)
Convection current
d)
Subduction zone
40.
Divergent means to
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past
41.
Convergent means to
a)
pull apart
b)
come together
c)
slide past
42.
Volcanoes further away from those close to a hotspot are ____
a)
Older
b)
Younger
c)
the exact same age
43.
What type of boundary is associated with the Ring of Fire
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
44.
Which of the following forms from large amounts of fluid lava over an extensive area?
a)
Lava Dome
b)
Lava Plateau
c)
New Land
d)
Volcano
45.
A _ Boundary occurs at a mid-ocean ridge as the ocean floor pulls apart.
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
46.
A _ Boundary occurs at a deep-ocean trench through subduction.
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
47.
This area is considered an island arc.
a)
United States
b)
Hawaii
c)
China
d)
Japan
48.
When groundwater heated by a nearby body of magma rises to the surface and collects in a natural pool, it is called a _.
a)
geothermal activity
b)
hot spring
c)
geyser
49.
A fountain of water and steam that erupts from the ground is referred to as a(n) _.
a)
hot spring
b)
geyser
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