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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
A volcano that periodically erupts is called
extinct.
active.
dormant.
shield volcano.
For an explosive eruption, the magma
has a lot of silica.
is runny.
is cooler.
has a high gas content.
is smooth and wrinkly.
The types of volcanoes that have gentle dome shapes are
cinder cone volcanoes.
composite volcanoes.
stratovolcanoes.
shield volcanoes.
The type of volcanic feature show here is a
sill.
dike.
volcanic neck.
lava plateau,
batholith.
A volcano that is unlikely to erupt again is called
active.
extinct.
dormant.
cinder cone.
The types of boundaries most common in the Ring of Fire?
divergent.
conservative.
transform.
convergent.
2 examples of composite volcanoes are
Mt. Rainer.
Kilauea.
Sunset Crater.
Paracutin.
Mt. Vesuvius.
What is the earthquake/volcano zone that Iceland is located on?
Mediterranean Zone
Ring of Fire
Mid-Atlanic Ridge Zone.
An example of an extinct volcano is
Mt. Rainier.
Mt. St. Helens.
Olympus Mons.
Kilauea.
The volcano that has layers of ash, cinders, & bombs, in addition to lava flows is a
shield volcano.
composite volcano.
cinder cone volcano.
Paracutin.
Which volcano only erupts quietly?
shield volcano
cinder cone volcano
composite volcano
Sunset Crater
India is part of the
Ring of Fire.
Mid-Atlantic Ridge zone.
Mediterranean earthquake/volcano zone.
San Andreas fault zone.
A volcano and a hot spot are different because the
hot spot isn't a volcano.
volcano erupts explosively and the hot spot erupts quietly.
volcano only occurs on convergent boundaries.
hot spot happens in the middle of a plate.
Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur
in the middle of plates.
on the edges of plates.
in the oceans.
randomly in no set pattern.
Which is NOT a method scientists use to help predict volcanic eruptions?
earthquake monitoring
satellite devices
gas output near volcanoes
tiltmeter monitoring
creep meter monitoring
Pahoehoe lava
is very hot.
is rough and jagged.
is fast moving.
forms smooth wrinkles.
makes granite.
The smallest volcanic particles to be thrown out are volcanic
cinders.
ash.
dust.
bombs.
Volcanoes on Triton erupt
thin, runny lava.
pure sulfur.
liquid nitrogen.
thick viscous lava.
basalt.
Island arcs are curved chains of volcanic islands formed
when 2 oceanic plates converge.
when oceanic plates diverge.
when an oceanic & continental plate converge.
at a transform boundary between an oceanic & continental plate.
A very tall volcano with steep sides is
shield volcano.
cinder cone volcano.
composite volcano
dome mountain.
