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Shield and Composite Volcanoes

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A shield volcano is shaped like...

a)

A cone

b)

A coin

c)

A shield

d)

Batman

e)

Captain America

2.

Composite volcanoes are found at...

a)

Convergent plate boundaries

b)

Divergent plate boundaries

c)

Transform plate boundaries

d)

Both convergent and divergent

3.

What is another name for a Composite volcano?

a)

Shield volcano

b)

Cinder cone

c)

Stratovolcano

d)

Sternum

4.

Are composite volcanoes highly explosive?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Depends on its height

5.

Do Shield volcanoes occur on divergent plate boundaries?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

Which volcano is a wide, gently sloping mountain formed by thin layers or lava that pour out of a vent and garden on top of the previous layers?

a)

Cinder cone

b)

Shield volcano

c)

Composite volcano

d)

Stratovolcano

7.

What are the materials thrown out of the Composite Volcano?

a)

Brick, metal and wood

b)

Diamonds and gold

c)

Volcanic blocks, Lava, Ashes and bombs

8.

Composite volcano can be defined as...

a)

Very large and wide with gentle slopes and eruption of low viscosity magma

b)

Large with steep slopes and violent eruptions of vicious magma

c)

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

9.

The most majestic and tall volcanoes are...

a)

Shield volcanoes

b)

Composite volcanoes

10.

which volcanoes are made of layers of lava and tephra...

a)

Composite volcanoes

b)

Shield volcanoes