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Volcanoes Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name

Class

Date

An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through is called a ____________________

fault

dormat

hot spot

stress

Liquid magma that reaches the surface is called _____________

magma

fault

lava

hot spot

A molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water, from the mantle is called _____________________

magma

lava

hot spot

dormat

____________________ are vibrations that travel through Earth carrying energy released by various processes.

seismic waves

tension waves

stress waves

compression waves

This volcano is most likely which type of volcano?

Felsic

Composite

Shield

Cinder cone

What is a determining factor in which type of eruption will occur?

the chemistry of the magma

the size of the mountain

the climate around the volcano

the number of people living near the volcano

A huge hole that is left behind when a volcano collapses is called a

Batholith

Caldera

Geyser

Composite can be described as...

Very large with gentle slopes and eruptions of low viscosity magma

Large with steep slopes and violent and quiet eruptions of high viscosity magma

Small and clustered in groups with steep slopes and firey eruptions that occur only once

Cinder cones can be described as...

Very large with gentle slopes and eruptions of low viscosity magma

Large with steep slopes and violent eruptions of very viscous magma

Small and clustered in groups with steep slopes and firey eruptions that occur only once

10.

Most volcanoes occur

oceanic/continental convergent

oceanic/oceanic convergent

transform boundary

oceanic/continental divergent

11.

Volcanoes occur when magma pressure builds up under the crust. This happens mostly at:

Divergent Boundaries

Ocean shorelines

Mountain range

Subduction zone

12.

Which of the following is an opening through which molten rock and gas leave a volcano

pipe

magma chamber

crater

vent

13.

What is pyroclastic material?

Dust, ash and other material that comes out of a volcano.

A type of magma that is in a volcano.

A type of volcano.

14.

What is the resistance of a liquid, such as lava, to flow?

Elasticity

Pyroclasticity

Silica

Viscosity

15.

The volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands form due to which of the following?

Divergent Boundary

Hot Spot

Subduction Boundary

Transform Boundary

16.

What is a volcano?

A mountain that has lava all over it

A giant hill filled with magma

A long high sea wave

A hole in the Earth where magma erupts

17.

What type of lava cools quickly and forms rock with jagged edges?

Magma

Pahoehoe

Pillow Lava

18.

What type of lava cools slowly and forms rock with smooth, ropelike features?

Magma

Pahoehoe

Pillow Lava

19.

Where are the three places volcanoes typically form?

Divergent and Convergent Boundaries and Transform

Divergent and Transform Boundaries and Hot Spots

Divergent and Convergent Boundaries and Hot Spots

Transform and Convergent Boundaries and Hot Spots

20.

What type of rock is formed from cooled lava?

Igneous

Sedimentary

Metamorphic

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Volcanoes Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 26mins

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