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Chapter 10 - Volcanoes - Open Note Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is the Ring of Fire located?

a)

circles through the Atlantic Ocean

b)

in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

c)

circles through the Pacific Ocean

2.

Intraplate volcanism happens ______.

a)

in the ocean

b)

on land

c)

within a tectonic plate

3.

Which term describes the "decreased pressure that lowers the melting point of rocks" deep in the Earth?

a)

decompression melting

b)

divergence

c)

pressure melting

4.

T or F: Magma forms in the crust & upper mantle when solid rock melts.

a)

True

b)

False

5.
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
6.
This volcano is most likely which type of volcano?
a)
Felsic
b)
Composite
c)
Shield
d)
Cinder cone
7.

Also known as Strato Volcanoes, this volcano is made from alternating layers of ash and lava is called a(n) _________________ volcano

a)

composite

b)

cinder cone

c)

shield

d)

fissure

8.
Smaller volcanoes that typically throw ash into the air during eruption
a)
cinder cone
b)
shield
c)
composite
d)
fissure
9.
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
10.
What is the resistance of a liquid, such as lava, to flow?
a)
Elasticity
b)
Pyroclasticity
c)
Silica
d)
Viscosity
11.
What factor(s) determine(s) whether an eruption will be explosive?
a)
The amount of gases in the magma
b)
The amount of silica in the magma
c)
The amount of gas and silica in the magma
d)
None of these affect the explosiveness of the volcano
12.

What role do gases play in eruptions?

a)

causes magma to be more viscous

b)

gives the chemical composition of the magma

c)

gives the explosive character of the magma

d)

gives the highest temperature a magma could have

13.

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

14.
What do you call the steep-walled depression around the opening of a volcano?
a)
Volcanic Pipe
b)
Vent
c)
Crater
d)
Sinkhole
15.
What do you call a large crater formed by the collapse of a volcano?
a)
Caldera
b)
Lava Plateau
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
16.

This forms when magma hardens in a volcano's pipe and the surrounding rock later wears away.

a)

a dike

b)

a sill

c)

a lava plateau

d)

volcanic neck

17.

Magma that squeezes between horizontal rock layers and hardens is called a ______.

a)

volcanic neck

b)

dike

c)

sill

d)

lava plateau

18.
An example of an intrusion that is the largest formation that spreads over 100 km2.  The largest formation is at the Core Range in British Columbia and the Sierra Nevada's in California is called?
a)
dike
b)
sill
c)
laccolith
d)
batholith
19.

A lahar is when

a)

huge quantities of ash are ejected

b)

water-soaked volcanic ash and rock slide rapidly downhill

c)

a scorching mixture of glowing particles and gases sweep rapidly down a volcano

d)

magma slowly crystallizes and forms intrusive igneous rock

20.

Plutons are classified by

a)

their viscosity

b)

their relationship to surrounding rock

c)

the steepness of slope

d)

the violence of eruption