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WorksheetsQ1-L1: Quiz 2-Kinds of Volcanoes
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2mins
What type of volcanoes form from wide thin layers of lava?
Composite
Cinder cone
Lava
Shield
What type of volcanoes are formed over many years and can grow to mountains of over 8,000 feet tall?
Composite
Cinder cone
Lava
Shield
Which type of volcano is characterized by tall, cone-shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash?
Cinder-cone
Lava
Shield
A. Stratovolcano
Which of the following best describes a volcano?
It is a mountain.
It is conical in shape.
It causes earthquakes.
It causes earthquakes and produces lava during volcanic eruptions.
What is volcanic lava?
Gas clouds created by volcanoes.
Molten rock deep in the Earth’s crust.
Ash that is spewed out onto Earth’s surface.
Magma bursts through into Earth’s surface as a bright angle liquid
What is a volcano?
A large storm with very high-speed winds.
A large cloud that generates rain, hail, and lighting.
An opening in the Earth’s crust where magma erupts to the surface.
A violent shaking of the Earth that occurs when two tectonic plates bump into each other.
How many major types of volcanoes are there?
2
3
4
5
Which volcano is the least explosive?
Composite
Cinder cone
Shield
Stratovolcano
What type of volcano has a very broad shape with gentle slopes?
Composite
Cinder cone
Lava
Shield
Which type of volcano is the most explosive
Composite
Cinder cone
Lava
Shield
