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Classifying Volcanoes

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes a volcano to erupt?

a)

Pressure builds up in the magma chamber, forcing magma up through the main vent.

b)

Movement along a fault line opens the crust and forces magma out of the main and side vents

c)

Convection currents in the mantle push magma out of the vents

2.

Volcanoes can be: (Choose 3)

a)

Dormant

b)

Closed

c)

Active

d)

Extinct

e)

Open

3.

This type of volcano is low to the ground and very wide. Their eruptions involve low viscosity lava that flows for many miles.

a)

Stratovolcano

b)

Shield

c)

Cindercone

4.

Type of volcano that is tall and mountainous. It's height is caused by a highly viscous magma that rises and cools before exiting unto Earth's surface. It's also called a composite volcano.

a)

Stratovolcano

b)

Shield

c)

Cindercone

5.

These volcanoes are usually small and have a large crater. They are made from short-lived eruptions where lava and rock are blown into the air, cool, and fall back down unto the volcano's sides.

a)

Shield

b)

Cindercone

c)

Stratovolcano

6.

This volcano is most likely which type of volcano?

a)

Felsic

b)

Composite

c)

Shield

d)

Cinder cone

7.

Name the volcano type pictured:

a)

cinder cone

b)

stratovolcano

c)

shield volcano

d)

caldera

8.

How do changes in a volcano's surface warn of an impending eruption?

a)

Caving in near the crater shows that magma has moved toward the main vent

b)

Inflation can show magma close to the surface

c)

The crater sinking down shows that magma is moving to the side vents

9.

How does seismic activity warn of an eruption? (Choose 2)

a)

Major earthquakes can trigger an eruption

b)

Increased minor earthquakes can warn of magma moving beneath the surface

c)

A sudden decrease in seismic activity can warn of a build up in pressure, meaning an eruption is coming soon

d)

Afterschocks following a major earthquake can trigger an eruption

10.

What is a steam eruption?

a)

When gasses such as water, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide are released into the air

b)

When underwater volcanoes erupt, causing the magma to heat up ocean water

c)

When magma rises toward the surface, causing the groundwater to boil and releasing steam

11.

Rank the volcanic stages from LEAST likely to MOST likely to erupt.

a)

active, dormant, extinct

b)

extinct, dormant, active

c)

dormant, extinct, active

d)

dormant, active, extinct

12.

How do gas emissions warn us of an upcoming eruption?

a)

The presence of increased CO2 or SO2 can show that magma is close to the surface

b)

Gas emissions are present anytime a volcano is not dormant or extinct

c)

The presence of decreased CO2 or SO2 can show that magma is close to the surface

13.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Recent history of eruptions, likely to erupt again

Have not erupted for a very long time, but may erupt at a future time

Not expected to erupt anymore, magma chamber closed off

Active
Dormant
Extinct