WorksheetsAstronomy & Volcano Final Exam Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the difference between lava and magma?
Lava is above ground and magma is below ground
Magma is above ground and lava is below ground
Magma is cooled lava
They are the same
What is a hot spot?
Where lava melts through the crust
A hot spring
Where magma melts through the crust
A spot where a volcano erupts often
What is the difference between pahoehoe and aa?
Pahoehoe is lava and aa is magma
There is no difference
Pahoehoe is fast moving and Aa is slow moving
Pahoehoe is slow moving and Aa is fast moving
What three gases are emitted from volcanoes?
Oxygen, Sulfur dioxide, Carbon dioxide
Sulfur dioxide, Carbon dioxide, Dust
Water vapor, Carbon Dioxide, Sulfur dioxide
Water vapor, Oxygen, Carbon dioxide
What is the smallest type of volcano?
Cinder Cone
Shield
Composite
Hot spot
What is the most violent volcano?
Shield
Other
Cinder cone
Composite
What type of volcano is the Hawaiian islands formed from?
Cinder cone
Hot spot
Shield
Composite
What are the three levels of volcano activity?
Active, Doormat, Extinct
Dormant, Extinct, Active
Ring of fire, Mediterranean, Mid ocean ridge
Solids, Liquids, Gases
What are the three major volcanic zones?
Ring of fire, Mediterranean, Mid ocean ridge
Alaska, Africa, Iceland
Sea floor spreading, Mid ocean ridge, Alaska
Ring of fire, Alaska, Mid ocean ridge
What is the product(s) of volcanic eruptions?
Rock
Ash, Lava, Clouds
Lava, Gas
Pyroclastic flow, lava, vapor
Pahoehoe is high in silica
True, the more silica, the faster lava moves
False, the more silica, the slower lava moves
True, the more silica, the slower
False, the more silica, the faster the lava moves
If lava is high in silica, will the eruption be violent?
Yes
No
The solar cycle is how long?
10 years
21 years
12 years
11 years
What are the three main solar storms?
Solar flares, Hot spots, Coronal mass ejections
Solar cycle, CMEs, Sunspots
Sunspots, Solar flares, Coronal mass ejections
Hurricane, Typhoon, Tropical storm
What could solar storms cause on Earth?
Blackouts, Auroras, Damage to satellites
Hotter temperatures, Global warming
Interfere with plane connections, Hotter temperatures
Solar storms can't reach Earth
How does a star reach equilibrium?
Equal gravity and space
Equal energy from nuclear fusion and gravity
More gravity than nuclear fusion
More nuclear fusion than gravity
How does nuclear fusion occur?
4 helium combine to create 1 hydrogen
1 hydrogen splits to create 4 helium
4 hydrogen combine to create 1 helium
4 hydrogen combine to create 1 hydrogen
What are the star colors from coolest to hottest?
Red, Orange, Yellow, White, Blue, Purple
White, Yellow, Orange, Purple, Blue, Red
Purple, Blue, White, Yellow, Orange, Red
White, Blue, Purple, Yellow, Orange, Red
What type of star is our sun?
Low mass
Medium Mass
High Mass
Very high mass
Which star ends as a black hole?
Low mass
Medium mass
High mass
Very high mass
Which star(s) end as a black dwarf?
Low mass
Medium Mass
High mass
Very high mass
What are the first three life stages of a star?
Red giant, Supernova, Planetary nebula
Nebula, Protostar, Main sequence
Protostar, Main sequence, Neutron star
Black hole, Supernova, Nebula
What does a light year measure?
Distance space travels in a year
A very long time
Distance light travels in a year
Distance stars travel in a year
What is the Milky Way?
Our universe
Space
Candy bar
Our galaxy
What is parallax?
An object moving while you're looking at it
The change in position of an object based on the angle you are looking at it
The change in angle of an object based on the position you are looking at it
A parallel universe
