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Sci Ch 3 Volcanoes

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface

a)

volcano

b)

vent

c)

hot spot

d)

Ring of Fire

2.

molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases and water from the mantle

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

silica

d)

caldera

3.

liquid magma that reaches the surface and exits the volcano

a)

hot spot

b)

silica

c)

magma

d)

lava

4.

a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean

a)

volcano

b)

Island Arc

c)

Ring of Fire

d)

hot spot

5.

a string of islands formed by the volcanoes along a deep ocean trench

a)

Island Arc

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Pahoehoe

d)

Aa

6.

an area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it

a)

hot spot

b)

vent

c)

magma chamber

d)

crater

7.

the resistance of a liquid to flowing

a)

laval flow

b)

viscosity

c)

pyroclastic flow

d)

sill

8.

material found in magma that is formed from the elements oxygen and silicon

a)

sill

b)

lava

c)

silica

d)

magma

9.

a hot, fast moving type of lava that hardens to form smooth rope like coils

a)

magma

b)

Aa

c)

silica

d)

Pahoehoe

10.

a cooler, slow moving type of lava that hardens to form rough chunks

a)

magma

b)

Aa

c)

silica

d)

Pahoehoe

11.

the pocket beneath a volcano where magma collects

a)

magma chamber

b)

pipe

c)

vent

d)

crater

12.

a long tube through which magma moves from the magma chamber to the Earth's surface

a)

crater

b)

magma chamber

c)

pipe

d)

vent

13.

the area covered by lava as it pours out of a volcano's vent

a)

crater

b)

vent

c)

lava chamber

d)

lava flow

14.

the opening through which molten rock and gas leave a volcano

a)

pipe

b)

caldera

c)

vent

d)

dike

15.

a bowl shaped area that forms around a volcano's central opening

a)

vent

b)

crater

c)

pipe

d)

hot spot

16.

the expulsion of ash, cinders, bombs, and gases during an explosive volcanic eruption

a)

pyroclastic flow

b)

lava flow

c)

silica

d)

hot spot

17.

when a volcano is not currently active but may become active in the future

a)

extinct

b)

dormant

c)

caldera

d)

geothermal activity

18.

when a volcano is no longer active and is unlikely to erupt again

a)

dormant

b)

extinct

c)

dike

d)

sill

19.

wide gently sloping mountain made of layers of lava; formed by quiet eruptions

a)

cinder cone

b)

composition volcano

c)

caldera

d)

shield volcano

20.

steep cone shaped mountain made of volcanic ash, cinders and bombs piled up around the volcano's opening

a)

cinder cone

b)

caldera

c)

shield volcano

d)

composite volcano

21.

tall, cone shaped mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash and other volcanic materials

a)

cinder cone

b)

caldera

c)

composite volcano

d)

volcanic neck

22.

large hole at the top of a volcano formed when the roof of the volcano's magma chamber collapses

a)

composite volcano

b)

cinder cone

c)

volcanic neck

d)

caldera

23.

deposit of hardened magma in a volcano's pipe

a)

caldera

b)

volcanic neck

c)

silica

d)

sill

24.

slab of volcanic rock formed when magma forces itself across rock layers

a)

dike

b)

sill

c)

batholith

d)

geyser

25.

slab of volcanic rock formed when magma squeezes between layers of rock

a)

dike

b)

sill

c)

batholith

d)

geyser

26.

a mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools inside the crust

a)

sill

b)

dike

c)

geothermal activity

d)

batholith

27.

heating of underground water by magma

a)

geyser

b)

crater

c)

lava flow

d)

geothermal activity

28.

fountain of water and steam that builds up pressure underground and erupts at regular intervals

a)

geothermal activity

b)

cone volcano

c)

composite volcano

d)

geyser

29.

molten material that has left the volcano

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

silica

d)

sill

30.

Which boundaries do volcanoes form on?

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

neither

d)

both

31.

The viscosity of lava that is lighter in color and flows slower is

a)

lower

b)

higher

c)

neither

32.

Lave that flows faster and is darker in color has a viscosity that is

a)

lower

b)

higher

c)

neither

33.

What created the Hawaiian Islands?

a)

cone volcanoes

b)

composite volcanoes

c)

shield volcanoes

d)

hot spot

34.

What TWO factors determine the viscosity of magma/lava?

a)

pyroclastic flow

b)

temperature

c)

geothermal activity

d)

silica content

35.

If an oceanic and continental plate come together at a convergent boundary, what will determine which plate will be subducted under the other?

a)

weight of the plates

b)

density of the plates

c)

amount of magma in the plates

d)

viscosity of the plates

36.

Where are most active volcanoes located?

a)

underwater in the ocean

b)

on land

c)

at hot spots

d)

at plate boundries

37.

Which is an example of an Island Arc?

a)

Philippines

b)

Aleutian Islands in Alaska

c)

Caribbean Islands

d)

All three of them

38.

What is the main ingredient of lava and magma?

a)

rock

b)

metal

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

silica

39.

What substance cannot be broken down into other substances?

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

liquid

d)

pyroclastic flow

40.

What is a substance that is made up of two or more elements?

a)

compound

b)

viscosity

c)

silica content

d)

pahoehoe

41.

molten rock that is still inside a volcano

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

silica

d)

viscosity

42.

molten material after it has exited a volcano

a)

magma

b)

silica

c)

lava

d)

liquid

43.

Particles a free to move around on another freely and can flow from place to place in a

a)

volcano

b)

hot spot

c)

solid

d)

liquid

44.

Which is formed from Aa?

a)

rhyolite

b)

basalt

c)

pahoehoe

d)

silica

45.

Which is formed from Pahoehoe?

a)

Aa

b)

magma

c)

rhyolite

d)

basalt

46.

Where in the United States are most volcanoes located?

a)

East Coast

b)

West Coast

c)

throughout the U.S.

d)

there really aren't any in the U.S.

47.

As the temperature of magma increased what happens to it's viscosity?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

changes the magma's silica content

48.

natural pool of water that collects on the surface after the ground water has been heated by magma

a)

vent

b)

pipe

c)

geyser

d)

hot spring

49.

The main danger from a quiet volcanic eruption is

a)

geysers

b)

pyroclastic flows

c)

volcanic gases

d)

lava flows

50.

Where do volcanic belts form?

a)

islands in the Pacific Ocean

b)

North American mountain ranges

c)

Earth's plate boundaries

d)

along the coast of Alaska

51.

The volcanoes along converging oceanic plate boundaries may form

a)

a hot spot.

b)

part of a mid-ocean ridge.

c)

an island arc.

d)

a subducting plate.

52.

A volcano that may erupt again in the future is known as

a)

dormant.

b)

active.

c)

explosive.

d)

extinct.

53.

When small earthquakes are detected near a volcano, what can we infer?

a)

It is dormant.

b)

It is probably about to erupt.

c)

It is extinct.

d)

It is a good source of geothermal activity.

54.

When two plates come together, it is known as a

a)

divergent boundary

b)

convergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

d)

strike slip fault

55.

When two plates move away from each other, they form a

a)

transform boundary

b)

hot spot

c)

convergent boundary

d)

divergent boundary