WorksheetsDistribution of volcano
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of volcano is characterized by tall, cone-shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash?
a)
Cinder-cone volcano
b)
Composite volcano
c)
Shield volcano
d)
Stratovolcano
2.
It is where more than half of the world’s volcanoes are found.
a)
Trench
b)
Pacific Ring of fire
c)
Mountain
d)
Pangea
3.
What is the spread of lava as it pours out of a vent?
a)
magma chamber
b)
pipe
c)
lava flow
d)
crater
4.
A dead volcano is called what?
a)
active
b)
dormant
c)
extinct
5.
A sleeping volcano is called what?
a)
active
b)
dormant
c)
extinct
6.
Beneath a volcano, magma collects in a:
a)
magma chamber
b)
magma pocket
c)
vent
d)
hole
7.
Volcanoes can be found...
a)
on land
b)
under water
c)
on islands
d)
all of the above
8.
Approximately 70% of the world's composite volcanoes are located around the Pacific Ocean in a region called the ____________.
a)
Ring of Fire
b)
Volcano Ring
c)
Nucleus of Volcanoes
d)
Center of Fire
9.
If differences in air pressure produce winds, what can you conclude about temperature and air pressure based on the figure?
a)
As warm air rises, it creates an area of lower pressure, and cooler air flows in as wind
b)
Warm air is denser than cold air is, creating an area of high pressure the produces wind.
c)
Winds flow from areas of low pressure to areas high pressure when temperature is warmer
d)
Air pressure decreases at night because temperature is lower, producing land and sea breezes
10.
The cycle that powers the ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates it called
a)
conduction current
b)
radiation
c)
condition current
d)
convection current
11.
Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.
a)
high to low
b)
low to high
c)
high to high
d)
It can travel high to low and low to high.
12.
A theory stating that the Earth’s surface is composed of broken pieces.
a)
Convergent Theory
b)
Divergent Theory
c)
Plate tectonic theory
d)
Convection Theory
13.
The 3 types of plate boundaries are convergent, divergent and hots pot.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
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