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TBSHS Y8 The Restless Earth Quiz 3 - Volcanoes

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which layer represents the lithosphere?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
The ??? is the plastic (slowly flowing) layer made of solid rock in the mantle
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Cryosphere
d)
Mesosphere
3.

Two plates spread or move apart at which type of plate boundary?

a)

Destructive

b)

Constructive

c)

Conservative

4.

A destructive plate boundary in the ocean creates which landform?

a)

Mid-ocean ridge

b)

Rift valley

c)

Deep ocean trench

d)

Subduction zone

5.

What is a volcano?

a)

A mountain that has lava all over it

b)

A giant hill filled with magma

c)

A long high sea wave

d)

A hole in the Earth where magma erupts

6.
What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?
a)
Hot Spot
b)
Magma
c)
Lava
d)
Volcano
7.
What is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?
a)
Aa
b)
Lava
c)
Magma
d)
Pahoehoe
8.

Volcanoes are found...

a)
on land
b)
under water
c)
on islands
d)
all of the above
9.
The difference between magma and lava is _____
a)
where it is found (above or below the surface)
b)
how hot the molten rock is (lava is hotter than magma)
c)
 the type of boundary where it forms
d)
the viscosity of the molten rock (lava has a lower viscosity)
10.
Where are most volcanoes found?
a)
Southern Hemisphere
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
d)
Hot Spots
11.
What is / are sign(s) that a volcano may erupt soon?
a)
Earthquake activity in the area
b)
Changes in the shape of the volcano
c)
Different amounts of gas being produced
d)
All of these are signs
12.

Choose the statements that are hazards associated with volcanoes

a)

Pyroclastic flow

b)

Gases such as carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide

c)

Mudflow

d)

Hurricanes

13.

Lava cools and hardens to form which type of rock?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

14.

The most dangerous kind of lava is...

a)

Runny and gassy

b)

Viscous and gassy

c)

Runny and little gas

d)

Viscous and little gas

15.

Eruptions can do lots of damage. Choose the TWO correct statements.

a)

Lava flows can cause planes to crash

b)

Mudflows can drown people

c)

Mudflows can cause temperatures around the world to fall

d)

A pyroclastic flow scorches and smothers everything in its path

16.

Pyroclastic flows....

a)

Travel at 100 km/hour. They sweep everything along. People drown in mud.

b)

Travel at up to 200 km/hour. They scorch and smother everything in their path.

c)

Block out the sun leading to temperatures falling around the world.

d)

Can be avoided by walking out of the way.

17.

Choose the correct statements.

Ash from an eruption...

a)

can cause earthquakes.

b)

can be heavy enough to make roofs collapse

c)

can ruin crops.

d)

gets everywhere - in your eyes, your hair, your lungs.