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Astronomy & Volcano Final Exam Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the difference between lava and magma?

a)

Lava is above ground and magma is below ground

b)

Magma is above ground and lava is below ground

c)

Magma is cooled lava

d)

They are the same

2.

What is a hot spot?

a)

Where lava melts through the crust

b)

A hot spring

c)

Where magma melts through the crust

d)

A spot where a volcano erupts often

3.

What is the difference between pahoehoe and aa?

a)

Pahoehoe is lava and aa is magma

b)

There is no difference

c)

Pahoehoe is fast moving and Aa is slow moving

d)

Pahoehoe is slow moving and Aa is fast moving

4.

What three gases are emitted from volcanoes?

a)

Oxygen, Sulfur dioxide, Carbon dioxide

b)

Sulfur dioxide, Carbon dioxide, Dust

c)

Water vapor, Carbon Dioxide, Sulfur dioxide

d)

Water vapor, Oxygen, Carbon dioxide

5.

What is the smallest type of volcano?

a)

Cinder Cone

b)

Shield

c)

Composite

d)

Hot spot

6.

What is the most violent volcano?

a)

Shield

b)

Other

c)

Cinder cone

d)

Composite

7.

What type of volcano is the Hawaiian islands formed from?

a)

Cinder cone

b)

Hot spot

c)

Shield

d)

Composite

8.

What are the three levels of volcano activity?

a)

Active, Doormat, Extinct

b)

Dormant, Extinct, Active

c)

Ring of fire, Mediterranean, Mid ocean ridge

d)

Solids, Liquids, Gases

9.

What are the three major volcanic zones?

a)

Ring of fire, Mediterranean, Mid ocean ridge

b)

Alaska, Africa, Iceland

c)

Sea floor spreading, Mid ocean ridge, Alaska

d)

Ring of fire, Alaska, Mid ocean ridge

10.

What is the product(s) of volcanic eruptions?

a)

Rock

b)

Ash, Lava, Clouds

c)

Lava, Gas

d)

Pyroclastic flow, lava, vapor

11.

Pahoehoe is high in silica

a)

True, the more silica, the faster lava moves

b)

False, the more silica, the slower lava moves

c)

True, the more silica, the slower

d)

False, the more silica, the faster the lava moves

12.

If lava is high in silica, will the eruption be violent?

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.

The solar cycle is how long?

a)

10 years

b)

21 years

c)

12 years

d)

11 years

14.

What are the three main solar storms?

a)

Solar flares, Hot spots, Coronal mass ejections

b)

Solar cycle, CMEs, Sunspots

c)

Sunspots, Solar flares, Coronal mass ejections

d)

Hurricane, Typhoon, Tropical storm

15.

What could solar storms cause on Earth?

a)

Blackouts, Auroras, Damage to satellites

b)

Hotter temperatures, Global warming

c)

Interfere with plane connections, Hotter temperatures

d)

Solar storms can't reach Earth

16.

How does a star reach equilibrium?

a)

Equal gravity and space

b)

Equal energy from nuclear fusion and gravity

c)

More gravity than nuclear fusion

d)

More nuclear fusion than gravity

17.

How does nuclear fusion occur?

a)

4 helium combine to create 1 hydrogen

b)

1 hydrogen splits to create 4 helium

c)

4 hydrogen combine to create 1 helium

d)

4 hydrogen combine to create 1 hydrogen

18.

What are the star colors from coolest to hottest?

a)

Red, Orange, Yellow, White, Blue, Purple

b)

White, Yellow, Orange, Purple, Blue, Red

c)

Purple, Blue, White, Yellow, Orange, Red

d)

White, Blue, Purple, Yellow, Orange, Red

19.

What type of star is our sun?

a)

Low mass

b)

Medium Mass

c)

High Mass

d)

Very high mass

20.

Which star ends as a black hole?

a)

Low mass

b)

Medium mass

c)

High mass

d)

Very high mass

21.

Which star(s) end as a black dwarf?

a)

Low mass

b)

Medium Mass

c)

High mass

d)

Very high mass

22.

What are the first three life stages of a star?

a)

Red giant, Supernova, Planetary nebula

b)

Nebula, Protostar, Main sequence

c)

Protostar, Main sequence, Neutron star

d)

Black hole, Supernova, Nebula

23.

What does a light year measure?

a)

Distance space travels in a year

b)

A very long time

c)

Distance light travels in a year

d)

Distance stars travel in a year

24.

What is the Milky Way?

a)

Our universe

b)

Space

c)

Candy bar

d)

Our galaxy

25.

What is parallax?

a)

An object moving while you're looking at it

b)

The change in position of an object based on the angle you are looking at it

c)

The change in angle of an object based on the position you are looking at it

d)

A parallel universe