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Volcano

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the spread of lava as it pours out of a vent?
a)
magma chamber
b)
pipe
c)
lava flow
d)
crater
2.
A dead volcano is called what?
a)
active
b)
dormant
c)
extinct
3.
A sleeping volcano is called what?
a)
active
b)
dormant
c)
extinct
4.

A low silica volcano makes what type of explosion

a)

quiet or effusive

b)

explosive eruption

5.

A high silica volcano makes what type of an explosive?

a)

quiet or effusive eruption

b)

explosive eruption

6.
Beneath a volcano, magma collects in a:
a)
magma chamber
b)
magma pocket
c)
vent
d)
hole
7.
When a volcano erupts, the force of the expanding __________ pushes magma from the magma chamber through the pipe. 
a)
rock
b)
gases
c)
crater
d)
water
8.
This volcano is most likely which type of volcano?
a)
Felsic
b)
Composite
c)
Shield
d)
Cinder cone
9.
Once magma reaches the earth's surface it is called.....
a)
Silica
b)
Rock
c)
lava
10.
In volcanic areas, groundwater heated by magma is a source of 
a)
lava flows
b)
silicia
c)
geothermal energy
d)
pyroclastic flows
11.
Which of the following is an opening through which molten rock and gas leave a volcano
a)
pipe
b)
magma chamber
c)
crater
d)
vent
12.
Volcanoes can be found...
a)
on land
b)
under water
c)
on islands
d)
all of the above
13.
The outside layer of the earth is called ______________________.
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
14.
The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________. 
a)
crust
b)
plates
c)
directions
d)
seismos
15.
This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California
a)
New Madrid
b)
Denali Fault
c)
Ramapo Seismic Zone
d)
San Andreas
16.
The Theory of _____________ states that pieces of lithosphere are slowly drifting off the mantle.
a)
Continental Drift
b)
Plate Tectonics
c)
Sea Floor Spreading
17.
What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?
a)
Aftershock
b)
Liquefaction
c)
Seismic Gap
d)
Tsunami
18.
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
19.
An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock, gases, and ash erupts is called a(n) _____________. 
a)
explosion
b)
volcano
c)
vent
d)
geyser
20.
A volcano made from alternating layers of ash and lava is called a(n) _________________ volcano
a)
composite
b)
cinder cone
c)
shield
d)
fissure
21.
Most volcanoes occur at which 2 types of plate boundaries? 
a)
convergent w/ subduction and divergent
b)
divergent and transform
c)
divergent and hot spots
d)
convergent w/ subduction and hot spots
22.
A volcano with a broad base and gently sloping sides is called a _________ volcano. 
a)
shield 
b)
cinder cone
c)
composite
d)
fissure
23.
Smaller volcanoes that typically throw ash into the air during eruption
a)
cinder cone
b)
shield
c)
composite
d)
fissure
24.
Approximately 70% of the world's composite volcanoes are located around the Pacific Ocean in a region called the ____________. 
a)
Ring of Fire
b)
Volcano Ring
c)
Nucleus of Volcanoes
d)
Center of Fire
25.
How are lava and magma most different?
a)
their location
b)
their heat
c)
their color
d)
what they eat for lunch
26.
Earthquakes occur in the _____________.
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer co
27.
_____________ causes cone-shaped mountains to form.
a)
volcanic eruptions
b)
hurricanes
c)
earthquakes
d)
sediment depositions
28.
What is the definition of dormant?
a)
sleeping
b)
extinct
c)
active
d)
invisible
29.

What is a dent or depression called on a volcano?

a)

side vent

b)

bump

c)

dent

d)

crater or caldera

30.

What type of eruption did we demonstrate in class with candle wax?

a)

Effusive

b)

Explosive

c)

Pyroclastic

d)

Smelly

31.

If you stand up and sing "Jingle Bells" you will get

a)

5 extra credit points

b)

5 extra credit points

c)

5 extra credit points

d)

5 extra credit points

32.

Which of the following is a type of volcano?

a)

Shield

b)

Composite

c)

Cinder Cone

d)

Lava Dome

e)

All of the Above

33.

What is the theme of my shirt?

a)

Star Wars

b)

Star Trek

34.

Who is your favorite science teacher?

a)

Mr Meyer

b)

Ms Sherman

c)

Mrs Yoder-Graber

d)

Bill Nye

35.

Finish this song, Convergent is Colliding, Divergent is Dividing...

a)

Transform is Riding

b)

Transform is Sliding

c)

Transform is Hiding

36.

Weathering

a)

Takes it away

b)

Drops it, leaving it to stay

c)

Breaks it down

37.

Erosion

a)

Takes it away

b)

Breaks it down

c)

Drops it, leaving it to stay

38.

Deposition

a)

Takes it away

b)

Breaks it down

c)

Drops it, leaving it to stay

39.

What is the name of Batman's sidekick?

a)

Capt. Cold

b)

Wolverine

c)

Robin

d)

Moana

40.

What did one volcano say to another volcano?

a)

I lava you!

b)

Its a lav-ly day!

c)

Did you erupt or do you have the hiccups?

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