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Volcanoes

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This part of the volcano allows magma to come to Earth's surface.

a)

vent

b)

conduit

c)

crater

d)

ash

2.

The Hawaiian Ridge is

a)

a hotspot

b)

made from a convergent boundary

c)

made from a divergent boundary

d)

at a subduction zone

3.

Islands are created from

a)

fissures near convergent boundaries

b)

fissures near divergent boundaries

c)

at hotspots

d)

at subduction zones

4.

Select all types of evidence that scientists use to predict volcanic eruptions.

a)

History of volcanic activity

b)

Weather and Climate

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Gas Emissions

5.

Mafic lavas are erupt effusively due to

a)

because the lava is less viscous and contains less silica

b)

because the lava is more viscous and contains more silica

c)

because the lava is less viscous and contains no silica

d)

because the lava is less viscous and contains more silica

6.

Which is the most common type of volcano?

a)

Supervolcanoes

b)

Composite volcanoes

c)

Cinder volcanoes

d)

Shield volcanoes

7.

Mauna Kea, the largest mountain on Earth which type of volcano?

a)

Composite

b)

Shield

c)

Cinder

d)

Caldera

8.

Fissures are

a)

lava with high silica amounts

b)

a product of composite volcano eruptions

c)

lava with low silica amounts

d)

small eruptions in which magma flows out of cracks in the ground

9.

This forms when a volcano collapses into its magma chamber during an explosive eruption.

a)

Fissure

b)

Shield volcano

c)

Cinder cone

d)

Caldera

10.

The largest supervolcano in North America is

a)

Mount St. Helens

b)

Yellowstone caldera

c)

Mauna Kae

d)

Mount Ranier