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WorksheetsSci Ch 3 Volcanoes
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
volcano
vent
hot spot
Ring of Fire
molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases and water from the mantle
lava
magma
silica
caldera
liquid magma that reaches the surface and exits the volcano
hot spot
silica
magma
lava
a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean
volcano
Island Arc
Ring of Fire
hot spot
a string of islands formed by the volcanoes along a deep ocean trench
Island Arc
Ring of Fire
Pahoehoe
Aa
an area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it
hot spot
vent
magma chamber
crater
the resistance of a liquid to flowing
laval flow
viscosity
pyroclastic flow
sill
material found in magma that is formed from the elements oxygen and silicon
sill
lava
silica
magma
a hot, fast moving type of lava that hardens to form smooth rope like coils
magma
Aa
silica
Pahoehoe
a cooler, slow moving type of lava that hardens to form rough chunks
magma
Aa
silica
Pahoehoe
the pocket beneath a volcano where magma collects
magma chamber
pipe
vent
crater
a long tube through which magma moves from the magma chamber to the Earth's surface
crater
magma chamber
pipe
vent
the area covered by lava as it pours out of a volcano's vent
crater
vent
lava chamber
lava flow
the opening through which molten rock and gas leave a volcano
pipe
caldera
vent
dike
a bowl shaped area that forms around a volcano's central opening
vent
crater
pipe
hot spot
the expulsion of ash, cinders, bombs, and gases during an explosive volcanic eruption
pyroclastic flow
lava flow
silica
hot spot
when a volcano is not currently active but may become active in the future
extinct
dormant
caldera
geothermal activity
when a volcano is no longer active and is unlikely to erupt again
dormant
extinct
dike
sill
wide gently sloping mountain made of layers of lava; formed by quiet eruptions
cinder cone
composition volcano
caldera
shield volcano
steep cone shaped mountain made of volcanic ash, cinders and bombs piled up around the volcano's opening
cinder cone
caldera
shield volcano
composite volcano
tall, cone shaped mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash and other volcanic materials
cinder cone
caldera
composite volcano
volcanic neck
large hole at the top of a volcano formed when the roof of the volcano's magma chamber collapses
composite volcano
cinder cone
volcanic neck
caldera
deposit of hardened magma in a volcano's pipe
caldera
volcanic neck
silica
sill
slab of volcanic rock formed when magma forces itself across rock layers
dike
sill
batholith
geyser
slab of volcanic rock formed when magma squeezes between layers of rock
dike
sill
batholith
geyser
a mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools inside the crust
sill
dike
geothermal activity
batholith
heating of underground water by magma
geyser
crater
lava flow
geothermal activity
fountain of water and steam that builds up pressure underground and erupts at regular intervals
geothermal activity
cone volcano
composite volcano
geyser
molten material that has left the volcano
magma
lava
silica
sill
Which boundaries do volcanoes form on?
divergent
convergent
neither
both
The viscosity of lava that is lighter in color and flows slower is
lower
higher
neither
Lave that flows faster and is darker in color has a viscosity that is
lower
higher
neither
What created the Hawaiian Islands?
cone volcanoes
composite volcanoes
shield volcanoes
hot spot
What TWO factors determine the viscosity of magma/lava?
pyroclastic flow
temperature
geothermal activity
silica content
If an oceanic and continental plate come together at a convergent boundary, what will determine which plate will be subducted under the other?
weight of the plates
density of the plates
amount of magma in the plates
viscosity of the plates
Where are most active volcanoes located?
underwater in the ocean
on land
at hot spots
at plate boundries
Which is an example of an Island Arc?
Philippines
Aleutian Islands in Alaska
Caribbean Islands
All three of them
What is the main ingredient of lava and magma?
rock
metal
carbon dioxide
silica
What substance cannot be broken down into other substances?
element
compound
liquid
pyroclastic flow
What is a substance that is made up of two or more elements?
compound
viscosity
silica content
pahoehoe
molten rock that is still inside a volcano
magma
lava
silica
viscosity
molten material after it has exited a volcano
magma
silica
lava
liquid
Particles a free to move around on another freely and can flow from place to place in a
volcano
hot spot
solid
liquid
Which is formed from Aa?
rhyolite
basalt
pahoehoe
silica
Which is formed from Pahoehoe?
Aa
magma
rhyolite
basalt
Where in the United States are most volcanoes located?
East Coast
West Coast
throughout the U.S.
there really aren't any in the U.S.
As the temperature of magma increased what happens to it's viscosity?
increases
decreases
stays the same
changes the magma's silica content
natural pool of water that collects on the surface after the ground water has been heated by magma
vent
pipe
geyser
hot spring
The main danger from a quiet volcanic eruption is
geysers
pyroclastic flows
volcanic gases
lava flows
Where do volcanic belts form?
islands in the Pacific Ocean
North American mountain ranges
Earth's plate boundaries
along the coast of Alaska
The volcanoes along converging oceanic plate boundaries may form
a hot spot.
part of a mid-ocean ridge.
an island arc.
a subducting plate.
A volcano that may erupt again in the future is known as
dormant.
active.
explosive.
extinct.
When small earthquakes are detected near a volcano, what can we infer?
It is dormant.
It is probably about to erupt.
It is extinct.
It is a good source of geothermal activity.
When two plates come together, it is known as a
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
transform boundary
strike slip fault
When two plates move away from each other, they form a
transform boundary
hot spot
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
