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Types of volcanoes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the spread of lava as it pours out of a vent?
a)
magma chamber
b)
pipe
c)
lava flow
d)
crater
2.

What type of volcano is made of ash and cinders from pyroclastic flow?

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

3.

What type of volcano is wide and flat, created by layers of lava flow?

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

4.

Which type of volcano is steep and cone-shaped with a bowl-shaped crater?

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

5.

If lava has high viscosity, which type of eruption will likely result?

a)

Quiet

b)

Explosive

6.

Cinder cone volcanoes have which type of eruption?

a)

Quiet eruptions with lava flows.

b)

Explosive eruptions with pyroclastic flow.

c)

Alternating quiet and explosive eruptions.

7.

Which word describes molten rock that is below the crust?

a)

Lava

b)

Magma

8.
What type of volcano has steep slopes made of alternating layers of ash and silica rich lava?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)

Shield Volcano

9.
What is the definition of dormant?
a)
sleeping
b)
extinct
c)
active
d)
invisible
10.
A dead volcano, one that is unlikely to erupt again
a)
Dormant volcano
b)
Extinct volcano
c)
Shield volcano
d)
Caldera
11.

What is an active volcano?

a)

A volcano that has erupted at least once in the last 10,000 years.

b)

A volcano that hasn’t erupted in the last 10,000 years, but could still erupt.

c)

A volcano that should never erupt again.

12.

What is a dormant volcano?

a)

A volcano that has erupted at least once in the last 10,000 years.

b)

A volcano that hasn’t erupted in the last 10,000 years, but could still erupt.

c)

A volcano that should never erupt again.

13.

What kind of eruptions do shield volcanoes have?

a)

Explosive eruptions.

b)

Quiet eruptions.

14.
The formation of magma depends on which set of conditions?
a)
Pressure, Density, and Water Content
b)
Temperature, Density, and Pressure
c)
Temperature, Density, and Water Content
d)
Temperature, Pressure, and Water Content
15.
Where do volcanoes come from?
a)
Places where plates move apart
b)
Places where plates are moving together
c)
Hot Spots
d)
All of these options
16.

What are some things volcanologists monitor?

a)

emissions

b)

slope

c)

earthquakes

d)

All of the above

17.

What type of volcano has steep sides with a broad base?

a)

Shield

b)

Mega volcano

c)

Composite

d)

Cinder cone

18.

What is another name for a composite volcano?

a)

Metavolcanoes

b)

Stratovolcanoes

c)

Megacones

d)

Epicanoes

19.

True or False: Cinder cones usually erupt for short periods of time

a)

True

b)

False

20.
What is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?
a)
Aa
b)
Lava
c)
Magma
d)
Pahoehoe