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WorksheetsTypes of Volcanoes
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 29mins
Which of the following is/are a shield volcano(es)?
Which of the following is/are a cinder cone volcano(es)?
Which of the following is/are a composite cone volcano(es)?
Which of the following is the largest volcano on Earth?
Mt. St. Helens
Mauna Loa
Krakatoa
Mt. Fuji
Fernandina
Shield volcanoes are constructed of:
lots of basaltic lava flows and minor amounts of ejected pyroclastic material
lots of ejected pyroclastic material and minor amounts of basaltic lava flows
basaltic lava flows
ejected pyroclastic material
Which of the following are examples of shield volcanoes:
Mauna Loa
Mauna Kea
Kilauea
Mt. St. Helens
Paricutin
Which of the following is the most potentially dangerous volcano:
Mauna Loa
Sunset Crater
Kilauea
Mt. Fuji
Paricutin
Most cinder cones are produced by:
a single volcanic event
thousands of volcanic events
hundreds of thousands of volcanic events
millions of volcanic events
Which of the following best describes the magma associated with a composite cone:
High viscosity
Low viscosity
Intermediate viscosity
Which of the following best describes the magma associated with a shield volcano:
High viscosity
Low viscosity
Intermediate viscosity
Which of the following best describes the magma associated with a cinder cone:
High viscosity
Low viscosity
Intermediate viscosity
Sunset crater in Arizona is a:
Composite cone (Stratovolcano)
Cinder cone
Shield volcano
The largest volcano on Earth is a:
Composite cone (Stratovolcano)
Cinder cone
Shield volcano
The most violent eruptions are associated with:
Composite cone (Stratovolcano)
Cinder cone
Shield volcano
The most active volcano on Earth:
Composite cone (Stratovolcano)
Cinder cone
Shield volcano
Volcanoes built mostly from ejected lava fragments:
Composite cone (Stratovolcano)
Cinder cone
Shield volcano
Most of these volcanoes are located around the "ring of fire":
Composite cone (Stratovolcano)
Cinder cone
Shield volcano
Made of alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic material:
Composite cone (Stratovolcano)
Cinder cone
Shield volcano
Volcanoes that are often formed during a single eruptive event:
Composite cone (Stratovolcano)
Cinder cone
Shield volcano
Mt. St. Helens is an example of a:
Composite cone (Stratovolcano)
Cinder cone
Shield volcano
Sunset crater in Arizona is an example of a:
Composite cone (Stratovolcano)
Cinder cone
Shield volcano
Which type of volcano forms mostly from pahoehoe, aa, and pillow flows:
Composite cone (Stratovolcano)
Cinder cone
Shield volcano
A volcanic center that has had an eruption of magnitude 8 on the Volcano Explosivity Index (VEI), meaning that at one point in time it erupted more than (240 cubic miles) of material.
(a)
Kilauea is an example of a:
Composite cone (Stratovolcano)
Cinder cone
Shield volcano
(a) are built primarily of fluid basaltic lava flows.
Cinder cones have very (a) slopes.
Turbulent steam clouds and ash flows that race down volcanic slopes at high speeds are called (a) .
Which of the following volcanoes is most likely the steepest:
Mauna Loa
Mauna Kea
Kilauea
Mt. St. Helens
Paricutin
Where does most (70%) volcanic activity occur on Earth:
The Pacific Rim
The mid-ocean ridge
The Himalayan Mountains
The Swiss Alps
How can volcanoes impact climate?
Reorder the following by size (1=largest; 3 = smallest)
Shield volcanoes
Composite volcano
Cinder cone
The simplest type of volcano. They are built from particles and lava ejected from a single vent.
(a)
Where are most cinder cones found:
The mid-ocean ridge
Along the San Andreas fault
On the flanks of other volcanoes
Alone, in deep ocean abyss
A broad shield-shaped volcano that is built up by successive, mostly effusive, eruptions of low-silica lava:
(a)
Typically steep-sided, symmetrical cones of large dimension built of alternating layers of lava flows, volcanic ash, cinders, blocks, and bombs and may rise as much as 8,000 feet above their bases.
(a)
Usually constructed over a period of tens to hundreds of thousands of years, stratovolcanoes may erupt a variety of magma types, including basalt, andesite, and rhyolite.
(a)
Commonly found along subduction-related volcanic arcs:
(a)
Identify the volcanoes:
Shield
Composite
Cinder
