WorksheetsVolcanoes Test Review
Total questions: 79
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?
a)
Hot Spot
b)
Magma
c)
Lava
d)
Volcano
2.
What is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?
a)
Aa
b)
Lava
c)
Magma
d)
Pahoehoe
3.
As magma rises towards the surface it collects in a 'room' called a _____ _____ .
a)
magma chamber
b)
side vent
c)
main vent
d)
lava chamber
4.
Vocanoes are found...
a)
on land
b)
under water
c)
on islands
d)
all of the above
5.
The difference between magma and lava is _____
a)
where it is found (above or below the surface)
b)
how hot the molten rock is (lava is hotter than magma)
c)
the type of boundary where it forms
d)
the viscosity of the molten rock (lava has a lower viscosity)
6.
Where are most volcanoes found?
a)
Southern Hemisphere
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
d)
Hot Spots
7.
What is / are sign(s) that a volcano may erupt soon?
a)
Earthquake activity in the area
b)
Changes in the shape of the volcano
c)
Different amounts of gas being produced
d)
All of these are signs
8.
A weak spot in the crust where molten material, or magma comes to the surface
a)
lava
b)
volcano
c)
earthquake
d)
tsunami
9.
Tall, cone-shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash
a)
Cinder Cone volcano
b)
Shield volcano
c)
Composite volcano
d)
Caldera
10.
A volcano belt that rims the Pacific Ocean
a)
Belt of Fire
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Hat of Fire
d)
Earthquake of Fire
11.
A live volcano
a)
Dormant volcano
b)
Active volcano
c)
Extinct volcano
d)
Shield volcano
12.
A sleeping volcano
a)
Composite volcano
b)
Active volcano
c)
Extinct volcano
d)
Dormant volcano
13.
Wide gentle sloping mountain from lava pouring out of the vent and hardens on top of previous layers
a)
Earthquake
b)
Cinder cone volcano
c)
Composite volcano
d)
Shield volcano
14.
A steep cone-shaped hill or mountain
a)
Cinder cone volcano
b)
Shield volcano
c)
Composite volcano
d)
Earthquake
15.
A dead volcano, one that is unlikely to erupt again
a)
Dormant volcano
b)
Extinct volcano
c)
Shield volcano
d)
Caldera
16.
What is a huge hole left behind When a volcano has an enormous eruption and empties the magma chamber and the main vent. The volcano becomes hollow and collapses leaving this hole behind
a)
Central vent
b)
Caldera
c)
Side vent
d)
Magma
17.
A boundary on Earth's crust where two plates collide
a)
Convergent boundary
b)
Divergent boundary
c)
Transform boundary
d)
Indirect boundary
18.
A plate boundary where the plates divide
a)
Indirect boundary
b)
Transform boundary
c)
Convergent boundary
d)
Divergent boundary
19.
A plate boundary where the plates slide past each other in opposite directions
a)
Indirect
b)
Transform boundary
c)
Convergent boundary
d)
Divergent boundary
20.
What is a weak spot in the Earth's crust where magma can come through to the surface?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Fault
c)
Volcano
d)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
21.
What is molten material found within the interior of the Earth?
a)
Magma
b)
Hotspot
c)
Lava
d)
Pyroclastic Flow
22.
Which region does NOT have a lot of volcanic activity?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Hotspots
d)
San Andreas Fault
23.
TRUE OR FALSE: Hawaii was formed from a giant hotspot...
a)
False
b)
True
24.
Why does magma rise?
a)
it is less dense than the crust
b)
it is more dense than the crust
c)
it is equally as dense as the crust
d)
it is very viscous
25.
What stage is a volcano in when it is erupting or has erupted recently?
a)
Active
b)
Dormant
c)
Extinct
d)
Sleeping
26.
Which volcano is a wide, gently sloping mountains made of layers of lava and is formed by quiet eruptions?
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder-Cone
c)
Shield
d)
Stratovolcano
27.
What is a steep, cone shaped hill or mountain that is made of volcanic ash, cinders, and bombs piled up around a volcano’s opening?
a)
Shield
b)
Cinder-Cone
c)
Composite
d)
Stratovolcano
28.
What is another name for a composite volcano?
a)
Composite
b)
Stratovolcano
c)
Cinder-Cone
d)
Shield
29.
What stage is a volcano in when it is considered to be "sleeping"?
a)
Dormant
b)
Active
c)
Extinct
d)
Alive
30.
Which type of volcano ONLY has quiet eruptions?
a)
Shield
b)
Composite
c)
Cinder-Cone
d)
Stratovolcano
31.
Which type of volcano has both quiet AND explosive eruptions?
a)
Shield
b)
Cinder-Cone
c)
Composite
d)
Sinder-Cone
32.
Volcanoes that have recently erupted are known as:
a)
Extinct Volcano
b)
Dormant Volcano
c)
Active Volcano
d)
What's a volcano?
33.
A volcano that has erupted in the last 2000 years but not recently is known as....
a)
Dormant
b)
Active
c)
Extinct
d)
Angry
34.
Volcanoes that have not erupted for at least 10,000 years are described as...
a)
Sleeping
b)
Dormant
c)
Active
d)
Extinct
35.
This plate is involved in all of the Ring of Fire Volcanoes.
a)
The Nazca Plate
b)
The North American Plate
c)
The Pacific Plate
d)
The Indian Plate
36.
__________ volcanoes are formed from fast flowing, lava which flows easily over the surface, forming larger volcanoes with gentle sides.
a)
Cone
b)
Composite
c)
Angel
d)
Shield
37.
A subduction zone is...
a)
plates pull apart.
b)
the continental plate slides under the oceanic plate.
c)
where the oceanic plate slides under the continental plate.
d)
plates slap each other a high five.
38.
What is the opening in Earth's crust through which molten rock, gases, and ash erupt?
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Magma
c)
Subduction Boundary
d)
Volcano
39.
What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?
a)
Hot Spot
b)
Magma
c)
Lava
d)
Volcano
40.
Why does magma tend to rise to the surface?
a)
It has large amounts of silica.
b)
It contains very little silica.
c)
It is denser than the surrounding material.
d)
It is less dense than the surrounding material.
41.
The volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands form due to which of the following?
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Hot Spot
c)
Subduction Boundary
d)
Transform Boundary
42.
What type of volcano has steep slopes made of alternating layers of ash and silica rich lava?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
43.
What type of volcano is made of lava fragments that have been ejected from a volcanic vent?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
44.
What type of volcano is Kilauea, which is located in Hawaii?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
45.
Where are most volcanoes found?
a)
Southern Hemisphere
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
d)
Hot Spots
46.
What is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?
a)
Aa
b)
Lava
c)
Magma
d)
Pahoehoe
47.
What type of volcano is Mount St. Helens?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
48.
What do you call a large crater formed by the collapse of a volcano?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
49.
Where do volcanoes come from?
a)
Places where plates move apart
b)
Places where plates are moving together
c)
Hot Spots
d)
All of these options
50.
Which volcanic eruption was an example of pyroclastic flow?
a)
Mount Vesuvius buried the Roman city of Pompeii.
b)
Kilauea is currently forming the Hawaiian Islands.
c)
The Columbia Plateau was formed in parts of Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii.
d)
Mauna Loa is a shield volcano that was formed on Hawaii.
51.
Which type of volcano is Crater Lake in Oregon?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
52.
Which type of volcano is Paricutin in Mexico?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
53.
What type of volcano is Mt. Fuji in Japan?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
54.
What is the definition of dormant?
a)
sleeping
b)
extinct
c)
active
d)
invisible
55.
What are scientists that study volcanoes called?
a)
doctor
b)
vet
c)
volcanologist
d)
volcano scientist
56.
What is the opening that extends from the magma chamber to the top of the volcano called?
a)
magma
b)
lava
c)
vent
d)
crater
57.
What is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?
a)
Lava
b)
Mafic Magma
c)
Felsic Magma
d)
None of these
58.
A volcano that has gentle sloping sides and is formed from runny lava
a)
Shield volcano
b)
Cinder cone
c)
Composite
d)
None of these
59.
When an explosive eruption forms a mixture of hot rock, ash, and gas, this material is called a...?
a)
Land slide
b)
Lava
c)
Eruption trail
d)
Pyroclastic flow
60.
This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.
a)
Circle of Fire
b)
Ring of Lava
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Circle of Magma
61.
A volcano that has steep sides and is formed from lava chunks is called
a)
a shield volcano
b)
a cinder cone volcano
c)
a composite volcano
62.
A volcano that is made from layers of both runny lava and lava chunks is called
a)
a shield volcano
b)
a cinder cone volcano
c)
a composite volcano
63.
Dormant volcanoes might erupt in the future.
a)
True
b)
False
64.
Where is Mt. St Helens located?
a)
New Jersey
b)
Nebraska
c)
Washington state
d)
I didn't learn this so I give up
65.
This city was destroyed in 79 A.D. by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
a)
Rome
b)
Munich
c)
Pompeii
d)
Naples
66.
Volcanoes are found...
a)
on land
b)
under water
c)
on islands
d)
all of the above
67.
Volcanic belts form along
a)
islands in the Pacific Ocean
b)
North American mountain ranges
c)
the boundaries of Earth's plates
d)
the coast of Antarctica
68.
The formation of the Hawaiian Islands is one example of
a)
volcanoes forming over a hot spot
b)
volcanoes forming along a plate boundary
c)
the Ring of Fire
d)
continental drift
69.
Liquid magma flows upward through cracks in rock because it is
a)
highly fluid
b)
less dense than the surrounding solid material
c)
highly magnetic
d)
more dense than the surrounding solid material
70.
Which of the following volcano hazards is made up of rocky particles about the size of a grain of sand?
a)
volcanic bombs
b)
pahoehoe
c)
volcanic cinders
d)
volcanic ash
71.
Tall, cone-shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash are called
a)
shield volcanoes
b)
cinder cone volcanoes
c)
composite volcanoes
d)
lava plateaus
72.
The main hazard from a quiet volcanic eruption is
a)
volcanic bombs
b)
lava flows
c)
volcanic cinders
d)
volcanic ash
73.
The volcanoes along converging oceanic plate boundaries may form
a)
a hot spot
b)
a part of the mid-ocean ridge
c)
an island arc
d)
a subducting plate
74.
A mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools inside the crust is called a
a)
neck
b)
dike
c)
lava plateau
d)
batholith
75.
A volcano that may erupt again at some time in the distant future is
a)
active
b)
dormant
c)
explosive
d)
extinct
76.
The huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic mountain is called a
a)
lava plateau
b)
caldera
c)
cinder cone
d)
shield volcano
77.
If geologists detect many small earthquakes in the area near a volcano, what can they infer about the volcano?
a)
It is dormant
b)
It is probably about to erupt
c)
It is extinct
d)
It is a good source of geothermal energy
78.
When ash, cinders, and bombs build up in a steep pile around a volcano's vent, the result is a
a)
cinder cone volcano
b)
shield volcano
c)
composite volcano
d)
dormant volcano
79.
Magma that forces vertically across rock layers hardens into a
a)
sill
b)
volcanic neck
c)
dike
d)
batholith
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