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WorksheetsQ3 - QUIZ 1 VOLCANOES
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where are volcanoes most likely to form?
a)
along plate boundaries
b)
near the center of continents
c)
near water
d)
on the moon
2.
One major belt of volcanoes that surrounds the Pacific Ocean
a)
Ring of Fire
b)
Ring of Asia
c)
Ring o' earthquakes
d)
Ring a ding ding
3.
A bowl shaped area that may form at the top of a volcano around the central vent
a)
crater
b)
vent
c)
tube
d)
leftovers
4.
An area where material from deep within Earth's mantle rises through the crust and melts to form magma.
a)
hot spot
b)
rift zone
c)
hot soup
d)
hot mamma
5.
What is the opening that extends from the magma chamber to the top of the volcano called?
a)
magma
b)
lava
c)
vent
d)
crater
6.
What is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?
a)
Lava
b)
Mafic Magma
c)
Felsic Magma
d)
None of these
7.
This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.
a)
Circle of Fire
b)
Ring of Lava
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Circle of Magma
8.
Volcanoes are found...
a)
on land
b)
under water
c)
on islands
d)
all of the above
9.
What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?
a)
Hot Spot
b)
Magma
c)
Lava
d)
Volcano
10.
What is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?
a)
Aa
b)
Lava
c)
Magma
d)
Pahoehoe
11.
As magma rises towards the surface it collects in a 'room' called a _____ _____ .
a)
magma chamber
b)
side vent
c)
main vent
d)
lava chamber
12.
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
13.
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)
14.
Lakes that form near volcanoes considered to be....
a)
Craters
b)
Conduits
c)
Vents
d)
Calderas
15.
What is letter A in the picture?
a)
Vent
b)
Crater
c)
Conduit
d)
Tephra
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