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Volcanoes - Section 1 Review -"Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Converge means to do what?

a)

pull apart

b)

fall apart

c)

push apart

d)

push together

2.

Which of the following is NOT a major island arc?

a)

Japan

b)

Australia

c)

New Zealand

d)

Philippines

3.

Magma is a mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from where?

a)

the crust

b)

the core

c)

the surface

d)

the mantle

4.

A string of islands created volcanic activity is called what

a)

gilligans island

b)

fire islands

c)

island arc

d)

archipelago

5.

What part of the Earth diverges or converges at plate boundaries resulting in fractures that allows magma to rise to the surface?

a)

its core

b)

its crust

c)

its mantle

d)

its interior

6.

What are long, underwater mountain ranges that sometimes have a rift valley down the center?

a)

volcanoes

b)

rifts

c)

crater

d)

ridges

7.

In which of the following would you most likely cause a volcano in the middle of a plate

a)

two oceanic plates colliding

b)

mid-ocean ridge with a rift valley

c)

a hot spot in Wyoming

d)

where oceanic plates are returning to the mantle

8.

Diverge means

a)

to pull apart

b)

to pull together

c)

to push together

d)

to fall apart

9.

True or


Magma is lava after it reaches the surface

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False:


Hot spot volcanoes can be found along plate boundaries or in the middle of plates

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or False:


Volcanic belts are found in the middle of Earth's plates

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False:


You can find a volcano on land or underwater in the ocean

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True or False:


The Hawaiian Islands are an example of a series of volcanic mountain formed by oceanic plates colliding

a)

True

b)

False