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Volcanoes - Vocabulary

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the expulsion of ash, cinders, bombs, and gases during an explosive volcanic eruption.

a)

Pahoehoe

b)

Pyroclastic Flow

c)

Aa

d)

Stratovolcano

2.

the large hole at the top of a volcano formed when the roof of a volcano’s magma chamber collapses.

a)

Composite Volcano

b)

Batholith

c)

Geyser

d)

Caldera

3.

a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.

a)

Geyser

b)

Volcano

c)

Hot Spot

d)

Sea-Floor Spreading

4.

said of a volcano that is unlikely to erupt again.

a)

Dormant

b)

Active

c)

Extinct

d)

Dead

5.

wide, gently sloping mountain made of layers of lava and formed by quiet eruptions.

a)

Composite Volcano

b)

Shield Volcano

c)

Cinder Cone

d)

Batholith

6.

a type of hot spring that builds up pressure underground and erupts at regular intervals as a fountain of water and steam.

a)

Hot Spring

b)

Pahoehoe

c)

Geothermal Energy

d)

Geyser

7.

said of a volcano that does not show signs of erupting in the near future.

a)

Extinct

b)

Hibernation

c)

Dormant

d)

Active

8.

a steep, cone-shaped hill or mountain made of volcanic ash, cinders, and bombs piled up around a volcano’s opening.

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite

d)

Pyroclastic Flow

9.

a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean.

a)

Pacific Rim

b)

Mid-Ocean Ridges

c)

Plate Boundary

d)

Ring of Fire

10.

a hot, fast-moving type of lava that hardens to form smooth, ropelike coils.

a)

Androsite

b)

Intrusive Igenous Rock

c)

Aa

d)

Pahoehoe

11.

a tall, cone-shaped mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash and other volcanic materials.

a)

Cinder Cone Volcano

b)

Shield Volcano

c)

Composite Volcano

d)

Geyser

12.

a pool formed by groundwater that has risen to the surface after being heated by a nearby body of magma.

a)

Geyser

b)

Geothermal Energy

c)

Hot Spring

d)

Vent

13.

said of a volcano that is erupting or has shown signs of erupting in the near future.

a)

Pyroclastic Flowing

b)

Active

c)

Dormant

d)

Caldera

14.

the opening through which molten rock and gas leave a volcano.

a)

Caldera

b)

Vent

c)

Magma Chamber

d)

Geyser

15.

a slow-moving type of lava that hardens to form rough chunks.

a)

Aa

b)

Basalt

c)

Extrusive Igenous Rock

d)

Pahoehoe

16.

a bowl-shaped area that forms around a volcano’s central opening.

a)

Caldera

b)

Vent

c)

Crater

d)

Batholith

17.

the pocket beneath a volcano where magma collects.

a)

Vent

b)

Crater

c)

Caldera

d)

Magma Chamber

18.

a mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cooled inside the crust.

a)

Pluton

b)

Batholith

c)

Magma Chamber

d)

Caldera

19.

an area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it. (Stationary Weakness)

a)

Hot Spot

b)

Volcano

c)

Shield Volcano

d)

Composite Geyser