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Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When two plates separate a ____________ boundary is formed.

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

2.

When one plate will subduct under the other plate a ________ boundary is formed.

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

3.

When two plates slide past each other horizontally a _________ boundary is formed.

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

4.

Where are some divergent boundary features? Check all that apply.

a)

earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are common

b)

forms rift valleys

c)

ocean trenches

5.

Which parts of the Earth make up tectonic plates? Check all that apply.

a)

crust

b)

lithosphere

c)

core

d)

upper mantle

6.

Tectonic plates "float" on the partially molten ________.

a)

asthenosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

crust

7.

___________ boundaries create volcanic islands.

a)

oceanic-oceanic

b)

continental-continental

c)

oceanic-continental

d)

continental-oceanic

8.

_________ boundaries are associated with mountains.

a)

oceanic-continental

b)

continental-continental

c)

oceanic-oceanic

d)

continental-oceanic

9.

Which are characteristics of a shield volcano? Check all that apply.

a)

not explosive

b)

Mt. St. Helens is an example

c)

gentle slopes

d)

steep sides

10.

Which are NOT characteristics of Cinder Cone volcanoes?

a)

steep sides

b)

gentle slopes

c)

Hawaii is an example

d)

made mostly of ash and cinders

11.

Strato Volcanoes can also be called what type of volcanoes? Check all that apply.

a)

composite

b)

cinder

c)

shield

d)

layer cake volcano

12.

What are the characteristics of a Strato Volcano? Check all that apply.

a)

very explosive

b)

Hawaii is an example

c)

Mt. St. Helens is an example

d)

half cinders, half lava in layers

13.

When did the volcano called Krakatoa explode killing 36,000 people and was so loud you could hear it 4000 kilometers away?!!!

a)

1984

b)

1883

c)

1857

d)

2005

14.

An eruption is when _______ are ejected through a volcano vent. Check all that apply.

a)

solids

b)

gases

c)

liquids

15.

__________ is molten rock beneath the surface of the earth.

a)

magma

b)

conduit

c)

ash

d)

lava

16.

_________ is the Roman God of fire and the forge.

a)

Magma

b)

Vulcan

c)

Zeus

d)

Poseidon

17.

A __________ is a crack or fracture in the earth's surface.

a)

fault

b)

crater

c)

eruption

d)

vent

18.

A _________ is a passage at the heart of a volcano where materials well up.

a)

ash

b)

conduit

c)

crater

d)

fault

19.

A cavity containing liquid magma is a __________.

a)

magma chamber

b)

crater

c)

conduit

d)

vent

20.

Choose the correct spelling of the word.

a)

eruption

b)

erupshun

c)

ereption

d)

erupton