WorksheetsTypes of volcanoes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What type of volcano is made of ash and cinders from pyroclastic flow?
Shield
Cinder Cone
Composite
What type of volcano is wide and flat, created by layers of lava flow?
Shield
Cinder Cone
Composite
Which type of volcano is steep and cone-shaped with a bowl-shaped crater?
Shield
Cinder Cone
Composite
If lava has high viscosity, which type of eruption will likely result?
Quiet
Explosive
Cinder cone volcanoes have which type of eruption?
Quiet eruptions with lava flows.
Explosive eruptions with pyroclastic flow.
Alternating quiet and explosive eruptions.
Which word describes molten rock that is below the crust?
Lava
Magma
Shield Volcano
What is an active volcano?
A volcano that has erupted at least once in the last 10,000 years.
A volcano that hasn’t erupted in the last 10,000 years, but could still erupt.
A volcano that should never erupt again.
What is a dormant volcano?
A volcano that has erupted at least once in the last 10,000 years.
A volcano that hasn’t erupted in the last 10,000 years, but could still erupt.
A volcano that should never erupt again.
What kind of eruptions do shield volcanoes have?
Explosive eruptions.
Quiet eruptions.
What are some things volcanologists monitor?
emissions
slope
earthquakes
All of the above
What type of volcano has steep sides with a broad base?
Shield
Mega volcano
Composite
Cinder cone
What is another name for a composite volcano?
Metavolcanoes
Stratovolcanoes
Megacones
Epicanoes
True or False: Cinder cones usually erupt for short periods of time
True
False
