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Volcano Unit Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where do MOST volcanoes form?

a)

over a hot spot

b)

near transform boundaries

c)

along divergent and convergent boundaries

d)

where two continental plates collide

2.

What ocean does the Ring of Fire surround?

a)

Atlantic ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Arctic Ocean

3.

Which statement below is TRUE?

a)

Island arcs form as a plate moves over a hot spot.

b)

Hot spots form parallel to deep ocean trenches where subduction occurs.

c)

Hot spots and Island arcs are the same thing.

d)

Island arcs form parallel to a deep ocean trench where subduction occurs.

4.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Hot spot

b)

Island arc

c)

Caldera

d)

Subduction zone

5.

______ is an example of a hot spot. _______ is an example of an island arc.

a)

Mt. Vesuvius; Mt. Fuji

b)

Hawaii; New Zealand

c)

Japan; Caribbean Islands

d)

Yellowstone; Hawaii

6.

What is the difference between magma and lava?

a)

Magma is inside the earth; lava is in the magma chamber

b)

Lava is inside the earth; Magma has erupted onto the surface.

c)

Lava is what makes pyroclastic flows; magma makes ash clouds

d)

Magma is inside the earth; lava has erupted onto the surface.

7.

How were the Hawaiian Islands created?

a)

The Hawaiian islands were part of Russia but broke off long ago.

b)

The Pacific Plate subducted under the North American plate creating a string of volcanic islands at the same time.

c)

The Pacific Plate moved over a hot spot that created a string of islands, one at a time.

d)

The Hawaiian islands were created when mounds of garbage collected in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

8.

What is #1?

a)

Pipe

b)

Magma Chamber

c)

Ash Cloud

d)

Vent / Crater

9.

What is #13 & #14?

a)

Pipe

b)

Magma Chamber

c)

Ash Cloud / lava flow

d)

Vent / Crater

10.

What is #7 & #9?

a)

lava & ash layers

b)

Magma Chamber

c)

Ash Cloud / lava flow

d)

Vent / Crater

11.

What is #3?

a)

lava & ash layers

b)

Magma Chamber

c)

Pipe

d)

Vent / Crater

12.

What kind of volcano has a typical cone shape and can erupt quietly OR explosively?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite Volcano (Stratovolcano)

d)

Lava Plateau

13.

What kind of volcano is the largest and is responsible for building the Hawaiian islands?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite Volcano (Stratovolcano)

d)

Lava Plateau

14.

What kind of volcano is the smallest and made entirely out of cinders and ash?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite Volcano (Stratovolcano)

d)

Lava Plateau

15.

What kind of volcano produces Pahoehoe and A'a lava flows?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite Volcano (Stratovolcano)

d)

Lava Plateau

16.

What kind of volcano produces lahars and pyroclastic flows?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite Volcano (Stratovolcano)

d)

Lava Plateau

17.

What kind of volcano erupts lava from long cracks in the ground called fissures?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite Volcano (Stratovolcano)

d)

Lava Plateau

18.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Caldera

b)

Dike & Sill

c)

Batholith

d)

Volcanic neck

19.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Caldera

b)

Dike & Sill

c)

Batholith

d)

Volcanic neck

20.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Caldera

b)

Dike & Sill

c)

Batholith

d)

Volcanic neck

21.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Caldera

b)

Dike & Sill

c)

Batholith

d)

Volcanic neck

22.

What IS geothermal energy?

a)

It is an extremely hot area beneath the crust that melts a whole in the crust above.

b)

It is energy from the wind; wind spins turbines generating electricity

c)

It is heat from the earth; magma heats ground water

d)

It is a fountain of lava that can shoot 100 feet into the air.

23.

What are two ways humans can USE geothermal energy?

a)

to heat their home

b)

to slow down global warming

c)

to generate electricity

d)

to prevent a volcanic eruption

24.

Step 1 of a volcanic eruption: Magma rises and the pressure around it _______.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

25.

Step 2 of a volcanic eruption: As pressure acting on the magma decreases, gases inside the magma can form ______.

a)

ash

b)

lava

c)

bubbles

d)

silica

26.

Step 3 of a volcanic eruption: The internal pressure from the gasses forming bubbles _______ until the volcano erupts.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

stays the same

27.

Check all that are TRUE about quiet eruptions:

a)

Low amounts of silica.

b)

High amounts of dissolved gases.

c)

Magma has LOW viscosity.

d)

Large ash clouds and pyroclastic flows.

28.

Check all that are TRUE about explosive eruptions:

a)

Low amounts of silica.

b)

High amounts of dissolved gases.

c)

Magma has HIGH viscosity.

d)

Large ash clouds and pyroclastic flows.

29.

TRUE or FALSE: Pahoehoe lava is smooth and flows very slowly. A turtle could walk faster!

a)

TRUE

b)

FAST

30.

TRUE or FALSE: A'a lava flows are rough and jagged. They are also very fast - they move faster than a person can run.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

31.

What are three different kinds of tephra?

a)

ash

b)

volcanic bombs

c)

pahoehoe

d)

cinders (lapilli)

32.

How can ash from an explosive eruption be hazardous?

a)

Ash can cover fields destroying crops creating a food shortage.

b)

It is dangerous to inhale and can choke plane engines.

c)

It can be slippery and reduce visibility making it hard to drive.

d)

All of the above

33.

A volcanic mudflow created with magma heats groundwater & snow at the top of a volcano is called a ______.

a)

pyroclastic flow

b)

ash cloud

c)

lahar

d)

tsunami

34.

A cloud of hot gases, ash, and other tephra that races down the side of a volcano at incredible speeds is called a __________.

a)

pyroclastic flow

b)

ash cloud

c)

lava flow

d)

lahar

35.

A volcano that is not currently active, but could become active again in the future is ______.

a)

active

b)

dormant

c)

extinct

d)

geothermal