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Envi & Hazards

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of volcano is this?

a)

Fissure

b)

Shield

c)

Dome

d)

Stratovolcano/ Composite

2.

What type of volcano is this?

a)

Fissure

b)

Shield

c)

Dome

d)

Stratovolcano/ Composite

3.

What type of volcano is this?

a)

Fissure

b)

Shield

c)

Dome

d)

Stratovolcano/ Composite

4.

What type of volcano is this?

a)

Fissure

b)

Ash Cinder

c)

Dome

d)

Stratovolcano/ Composite

5.

What type of volcano is this?

a)

Fissure

b)

Ash Cinder

c)

Caldera

d)

Stratovolcano/ Composite

6.
What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?
a)
Hot Spot
b)
Magma
c)
Lava
d)
Volcano
7.
The volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands form due to which of the following?
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Hot Spot
c)
Subduction Boundary
d)
Transform Boundary
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.
Where are most volcanoes found?
a)
Southern Hemisphere
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
d)
Hot Spots
10.

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

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

11.

What type of volcano is Kilauea, which is located above a hot spot where layers of lava continuously flow?

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

12.

What type of volcano is Mount St. Helens, a tall volcano composed of layers of lava and cinders?

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

13.

Which type of volcano forms due to a series of quiet eruptions?

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

14.

Which type of volcano forms due to alternating quiet and explosive eruptions which form layers?

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

15.

If lava has low viscosity, which adjectives best describe it?

a)

Runny, Smooth, Flows Easily

b)

Thick, Jagged, Flows Slowly

16.

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

a)

Quiet

b)

Explosive

17.

Which word describes molten rock that is below the crust?

a)

Lava

b)

Magma

18.

If lava contains more silica, its viscosity...

a)

increases.

b)

decreases.

19.

Which word describes molten rock that is above the crust?

a)

Lava

b)

Magma

20.
What is the spread of lava as it pours out of a vent?
a)
magma chamber
b)
pipe
c)
lava flow
d)
crater
21.

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

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

22.
A dead volcano, one that is unlikely to erupt again
a)
Dormant volcano
b)
Extinct volcano
c)
Shield volcano
d)
Caldera
23.
What is the definition of dormant?
a)
sleeping
b)
extinct
c)
active
d)
invisible
24.
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
25.

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

a)

Shield

b)

Mega volcano

c)

Composite

d)

Cinder cone