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Name
Class
Date
1.
Erupts mostly pyroclastic material
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
2.
Quiet eruption
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
3.
Formed primarily by felsic lava
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
4.
Symmetrical, wide at bottom but then has steep sides, very tall
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
5.
Triangular in shape, steep sides but not very tall
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
6.
Formed at a subduction zone with both continental and oceanic crust beneath
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
7.
Combination of explosive and quiet eruption
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
8.
Explosive eruption
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
9.
Formed over oceanic crust
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
10.
Has alternating layers of ash or rock, and solidified lava
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
11.
Formed primarily by both felsic and mafic lava
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
12.
Has a shape more like a gently sloping hill than a mountain
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
13.
Often a pile of volcanic rocks and ash
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
14.
Formed primarily by mafic lava
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
15.
Most violent / dangerous of all eruptions
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
16.
The Paricutin Volcano located in Mexico grew almost overnight out of a fissure in a corn field is this type of volcano
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
17.
These volcanoes are primarily found along the coast or edge of a continent
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
18.
Iceland, which formed along an ocean ridge, is home to about 130 of these types of volcanoes
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
19.
The Galapagos Islands formed over an oceanic hot spot is this type of volcano
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
20.
The Ring of Fire volcanoes are primarily this type of volcano
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
21.
These volcanoes are primarily found in the middle of continents
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
22.

Where Is magma formed

a)

Main vent

b)

Magma chamber

c)

In a oven

23.

Identify the feature at A

a)

Ash Cloud & Gases

b)

Vent

c)

Lava Flow

d)

Crater

e)

Magma Chamber

24.

Identify the feature at B

a)

Ash Cloud

b)

Vent

c)

Lava Flow

d)

Crater

e)

Magma Chamber

25.

Identify the feature at C

a)

Ash Cloud

b)

Vent

c)

Lava Flow

d)

Crater

e)

Magma Chamber

26.

Identify the feature at D

a)

Ash Cloud

b)

Vent

c)

Lava Flow

d)

Crater

e)

Magma Chamber

27.

the tunnel where most of the lava travels through....

a)

main vent

b)

secondary vent

28.

What type of volcano is this?

a)

Fissure

b)

Shield

c)

Dome

d)

Stratovolcano/ Composite

29.

What type of volcano is this?

a)

Fissure

b)

Shield

c)

Dome

d)

Stratovolcano/ Composite

30.

What type of volcano is this?

a)

Fissure

b)

Ash Cinder

c)

Caldera

d)

Stratovolcano/ Composite

31.
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
32.
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

33.
What type of volcano is made of lava fragments that have been ejected from a volcanic vent?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
34.
Where are most volcanoes found?
a)
Southern Hemisphere
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
d)
Hot Spots
35.

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

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

36.

What type of volcano is made of ash and cinders from pyroclastic flow?

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

37.

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

38.

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

39.

Which type of volcano is steep and cone-shaped with a bowl-shaped crater?

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

40.

What type of volcano is this?

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

41.

What is the opening in Earth's crust through which molten rock, gases, and ash erupt?

a)

Divergent Boundary

b)

Magma

c)

Subduction Boundary

d)

Volcano

42.

What are the three types of volcanoes? (CHOOSE 3)

a)

Composite

b)

Megavolcanoes

c)

Cinder Cone

d)

Epicanoes

e)

Shield

43.
A major belt of volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Mid-ocean ridge
b)
Caldera ring
c)
Tectonic line
d)
Ring of Fire
44.
A string of islands formed by volcanoes along a deep-ocean trench.
a)
island arc
b)
galapagoes
c)
pahoehoe
d)
aa
45.
Liquid magma that reaches the surface... hardens into surface rock.
a)
magma
b)
basalt
c)
lava
d)
igneous
46.
The opening through which molten rock and gas leave a volcano.
a)
pipe
b)
crater
c)
vent
d)
aa
47.
What other geological event sometimes occurs in the same area as a volcano?
a)
tornado
b)
flood
c)
earthquake
d)
whirlwinds
48.
The pocket beneath a volcano where magma collects?
a)
vent
b)
caldera
c)
magma chamber
d)
pipe
49.
The expulsion of ash, cinders, bombs, and gasses during an explosive volcanic eruption.
a)
pyroclastic flow
b)
Fusion flow
c)
Fission Flow
d)
pahoehoe
50.
A bowl-shaped area that forms around a volcano's central opening.
a)
vent
b)
pipe
c)
aa
d)
crater
51.
Describes a volcano that is not currently active, but that may become active in the future.
a)
extince
b)
hibernation
c)
dormant
d)
sleeping
52.
Describes a volcano that is no longer active and ;is unlikely to ever erupt!
a)
extinct
b)
dormant
c)
sill
d)
batholith
53.
A wide, gently sloping mountain made of layers of lava and formed by quiet eruptions.
a)
cinder cone
b)
composite volcano
c)
shield volcano
d)
strato-volcano
54.
A tall, cone shaped mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash and other volcanic materials.
a)
composite volcano
b)
shield volcano
c)
cinder cone
d)
geyser
55.
A steep, cone-shaped hill or small mountain made of volcanic ash, cinder, and bombs piled up around a volcano's opening.
a)
sill
b)
vent
c)
cinder cone
d)
pipe
56.
A hot, fast moving type of lava  that hardens to form smooth, rope-like coils!
a)
aa
b)
pahoehoe
c)
silica
d)
magma
57.
A material found in magma that is formed from the elements oxygen and silicon.
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
basalt
c)
silica
d)
pahoehoe
58.
Which area is not known for having volcanoes?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridges
b)
Where Plates Subduct
c)
Transform Boundaries
d)
Diverging Boundaries
59.
Which molten rock is on the surface?
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
60.
What is this diagram?
a)
Lava Plateau
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Caldera
d)
Shield Cone
61.
What is this diagram?
a)
Lava Plateau
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Caldera
d)
Shield Cone
62.
What is this diagram?
a)
Lava Plateau
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Caldera
d)
Shield Cone
63.
What is this diagram?
a)
Lava Plateau
b)
Composite Cone
c)
Caldera
d)
Unicorn Mountain
64.
This volcano is built by layered flows, quiet eruptions, explosive eruptions, and pyroclastic flows.
a)
Composite
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Shield
65.
What type of volcano is composed of layers of pyroclastics and lava flows?
a)
Stratovolcano
b)
Cinder Cone Volcano
c)
Shield Volcano
66.
What type of volcano is composed of layers of cinders and pyroclastics?
a)
Shield
b)
Stratovolcano
c)
Cinder Cone
67.
What type of boundary would you likely find a stratovolcano?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Hotspot 
68.
What type of volcano has the most explosive eruptions?
a)
Shield
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Stratovolcano
69.
What type of volcano is Mount St. Helens? 
a)
Cinder cone volcano
b)
Shield volcano 
c)
Stratovolcano
d)
It is not a volcano 
70.
What type of volcano is this..
a)
Shield
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite or Stratovolcano
71.
What type of volcano is this..
a)
Shield
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite or Stratovolcano
72.
Which volcano is a wide, gently sloping mountain formed by thin layers or lava that pour out of a vent and harden on top of previous layers?
a)
cinder cone
b)
composite or stratovolcano
c)
shield
d)
dome mountain
73.
Mt. Hood is part of the Cascade Range in the northwestern part of the United States. Which one of the following most likely caused Mt. Hood to form?
a)
One tectonic plate sliding under another
b)
A plate flowing over a hot spot
c)
One plate moving northward, and one plate moving southwesterly
d)
A meteorite hit the earth
74.
This city was destroyed in 79 A.D. by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
a)
Rome
b)
Munich
c)
Pompeii
d)
Naples
75.
The Hawaiian Islands are made up of mostly ____ volcanoes.
a)
shield
b)
composite
c)
cinder cone
d)
magma 
76.
What is the term for a fluid's tendency to resist flow?
a)
Movement
b)
Silica
c)
Pressure
d)
Viscosity
77.
This is Sunset Crater, located in Arizona. This volcano is an example of a ___________
a)
Shield volcano
b)
Stratovolcano
c)
Cone volcano 
d)
Volcano
78.
What type of lava is shown in the diagram?
a)
Aa
b)
Cool 
c)
Pahoehoe
d)
Andesitic
79.
The image shows Kilauea which is located on the big island of Hawaii. From the information in the diagram, Kilauea is a(n)
a)
Shield Volcano
b)
Composite Volcano
c)
Andesitic Volcano
d)
Cinder Volcano
80.
This city was destroyed in 79 A.D. by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
a)
Rome
b)
Munich
c)
Pompeii
d)
Naples
81.
Which type of lava flow has angular, sharp pieces?
a)
Pahoehoe
b)
Aa
c)
Cool
d)
Glass
82.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Earth's surface is made of one single solid slab of rock.

b)

Earth's surface is broken into sections, or tectonic plates.

83.

What is lithosphere?

a)

Earth's inner core

b)

Earth's crust

c)

Earth's crust and uppermost mantle

84.

_____ lithosphere is lighter in color, less dense and thicker.

a)

oceanic

b)

continental

85.

When two tectonic plates move toward one another, this is called a _____ plate boundary.

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

hot spot

86.

When two tectonic plates move away from one another, this is called a _____ plate boundary.

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

hot spot

87.

At which type of boundary, do volcanoes form most often?

a)

continental-continental convergence

b)

oceanic-continental convergence

c)

transform

88.

The volcanoes that form along the west coast of South America are a result of which type of plate boundary?

a)

divergent

b)

transform

c)

convergent

d)

hot spot

89.

Which of the following processes is illustrated here?

a)

hot spot formation

b)

subduction

c)

transform boundary

90.

During oceanic-continental convergence, which type of lithosphere is subducted (or dives below into the Earth's mantle)?

a)

continental lithosphere

b)

oceanic lithosphere

c)

it depends, they can both be subdcuted

91.

What kind of boundary causes volcanoes to form on Iceland?

4 lines
92.

Which of the following islands is the oldest? How do you know?

4 lines
93.

How does a hot spot volcano become extinct?

a)

the plate boundary shifts

b)

the hot spot runs out of magma

c)

the moving tectonic plate carries the volcano away from the hot spot

94.

Hot spots are located _____.

a)

in the middle of tectonic plates

b)

at plate boundaries

95.

Which stage of volcanic island evolution does the picture here represent?

a)

early stage (birth)

b)

mid-stage (maturity)

c)

late-stage (end of life)

96.

Read the following statements and select the one that is TRUE.

a)

You can find just as many volcanoes in the middle of a continent as you can near the coast (ocean).

b)

You can find more volcanoes near the coast (ocean) than you can in the middle of the continent.

97.

Read the following statements and select the one that is TRUE.

a)

Volcanoes often form in groups or clusters.

b)

Volcanoes are scattered evenly across a map.

98.

Read the following statements and select the one that is TRUE.

a)

You can find just as many volcanoes in the middle of a continent as you can near the coast (ocean).

b)

You can find more volcanoes near the coast (ocean) than you can in the middle of the continent.

99.
If a volcano's magma is high in silica, the volcano will probably
a)
erupt quietly
b)
remain dormant
c)
erupt explosively
d)
produce dark color lava
100.
Highly explosive volcanoes tend to have what type of magma?
a)
magma with high silica, high viscosity, and higher gas content
b)
magma with low silica, low viscosity, and lower gas content
c)
magma with low silica, high viscosity, and lower gas content
d)
magma with no silica, high viscosity, and no gas content
101.
A  line of volcanic activity that surrounds the Pacific Ocean basin is the 
a)
Ring of Fire
b)
Aleutian Islands
c)
Hawaiian Islands
d)
Caribbean Islands
102.
What kind of volcano is made of alternating layers of lava and tephra? (also called strato volcano)
a)
shield
b)
composite
c)
cinder
103.
5. What are the most explosive types of volcanoes?
a)
Shield
b)
Composite
c)
Cinder Cone
104.
What is a determining factor in which type of eruption will occur?
a)
the composition of the magma
b)
the size of the mountain
c)
the climate around the volcano
d)
the number of people living near the volcano
105.
Which of the following factors helps determine whether a volcanic eruption will be violent or relatively quiet?
a)
amt of dissolved gases
b)
temp of magma
c)
composition of magma
d)
all of the above
106.
Which type of volcano has the widest base?
a)
Cinder
b)
Composite
c)
Shield
107.
What type of boundary is associated with the Ring of Fire
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
108.
The solid particles thrown up in the air during a volcanic eruption are known as __.
a)
Tephra
b)
Pyroclastic flow
c)
Pillow lava
d)
Felsic lava
109.
The hot ash, gas and rock that races down the side of a volcano is known as ___
a)
Tephra
b)
Pyroclastic flow
c)
Lava Dome
d)
Lava Plateau
110.
The main hazard from a quiet volcanic eruption is 
a)
volcanic bombs
b)
lava flows
c)
volcanic cinders
d)
volcanic ash
111.
Tall, cone-shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash are called
a)
shield volcanoes
b)
cinder cone volcanoes
c)
composite volcanoes
d)
lava plateaus
112.
Before lava reaches the surface it is called
a)
rock
b)
magma
c)
volcanic ash
d)
liquid fire
113.
The volcanoes along converging oceanic plate boundaries may form
a)
a hot spot
b)
a part of the mid-ocean ridge
c)
an island arc
d)
a subducting plate
114.
What provides the force that causes magma to erupt to the surface?
a)
the silica in the magma
b)
dissolved gases trapped in the magma
c)
gravity in the lithosphere
d)
the density of the magma
115.
What type of volcano is built almost entirely from ejected lava fragments (pyroclastic material)?
a)
cinder cone
b)
composite cone
c)
shield volcano
d)
pahoehoe volcano
116.
This type of volcano has MOSTLY NONEXPLOSIVE eruptions
a)
composite
b)
cinder cone
c)
shield
117.
What type of volcano is this?
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Cinder Cone Volcano
c)
Shield Volcano
118.
What type of volcano is this?
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Cinder Cone Volcano
c)
Shield Volcano
119.
How would you describe the magma below a volcano this?
a)
Thick and full of trapped gases
b)
Thick with no trapped gases
c)
Thin and Runny with lots of trapped gases
d)
Thin and Runny with no trapped gases
120.
The collapse of a volcano's magma chamber may produce a ___________?
a)
caldera
b)
crater
c)
batholith
d)
island arc
121.
Forms when small pieces of magma are ejected into the air then fall back to Earth and pile up around a vent
a)
Cinder Cone Volcano
b)
Composite Volcano
122.

Where are most volcanoes located

a)

Sliding Boundaries

b)

Spreading Boundaries

c)

Colliding Boundaries

d)

Both Spreading and Colliding/Subducting Boundaries

123.
What is the definition of dormant?
a)
sleeping
b)
extinct
c)
active
d)
invisible
124.
magma or igneous rock that is rich in magnesium and iron: dark in color
a)
Mafic
b)
Felsic
c)
Lava
d)
Marginal
125.
Which rock is underneath our oceans?
a)
Slate
b)
Granite
c)
Sandstone
d)
Basalt
126.

Hawaiian Islands are formed from this type of magma.

a)

mafic

b)

felsic

127.

Magma leaves a volcano through a....

a)

Sill

b)

Vent

c)

Chamber

d)

Crater

128.

Tall, cone-shaped mountains made of both cooled lava layers and layers of ash are called

a)

shield volcanoes

b)

composite volcanoes

c)

lava plateaus

d)

cinder cone volcanoes

129.

This is where the volcanic materials that erupt are stored

a)

Vent

b)

Conduit

c)

Side Vent

d)

Magma Chamber

130.

How fast a lava is able to flow is based on its

a)

Location

b)

Viscosity

c)

Amount

d)

Weight

131.

A common mafic lava flow?

a)

Blocky

b)

A'a

c)

Pahoehoe

d)

Lahar

132.

When volcanic ash mixes with water, it forms violent mudflows called ______________

a)

Rolling Ash

b)

Lapilli

c)

Ash Flood

d)

Lahar

133.

Chunks of magma that are cooled into rocks as they are thrown in the air are

a)

Volcanic bombs

b)

Pyroclastic Flow

c)

Lahars

d)

Blocks

134.
Lava that is very thick and blocky.
a)
Pahoehoe
b)
Caldera
c)
AA
d)
Pyroclastics
135.
Largest volcano type.
a)
Shield
b)
Composite
c)
Cinder Cone
d)
Hot Spots
136.
Deadly cloud of gas and ash that comes out of a volcano.
a)
pyroclastic flow
b)
Lahar
c)
mafic
d)
pahoehoe
137.
Used to measure the intensity of a volcanic eruption.
a)
Volcanic Explosive Index (VEI)
b)
Fujita Scale
c)
Volcano Intricate Speed Accuracy (VISA)
d)
Pyroclastic Flowometer
138.
Large area of high temperature magma located close to the earths surface...produces volcanic islands.
a)
induction zone
b)
Composite Volcano
c)
Pahoehoe
d)
Hot Spot
139.
These usually indicate the movement of lava under a volcano.
a)
hot spots
b)
earthquakes
c)
calderas
d)
pyroclastic flows
140.

Mt. Rainier is located on a...

a)

divergent boundary

b)

subduction zone

c)

transform fault

d)

goal boundary

141.

As one moves away from a hot spot, the crust will get :

a)

younger

b)

older

c)

the will be no change in age

142.

Which of the following will move with time ?

a)

a hot spot

b)

the plate the hot spot is over

c)

neither move

d)

both move

143.

The following are location or place where volcanoes can be occur except ____________________________.

a)

Along divergent plate boundaries such as oceanic ridges / spreading centers.

b)

In areas of transform boundary where two plates slides horizontally.

c)

Along converging plate boundaries where subduction occurs.

d)

In areas called “hotspots” that are usually located in the interior of plates away from plate margins.

144.
What is a determining factor in which type of eruption will occur?
a)
the chemistry of the magma
b)
the size of the mountain
c)
the climate around the volcano
d)
the number of people living near the volcano
145.

How do changes in a volcano's surface warn of an impending eruption? (Choose 2)

a)

Deformation can show magma and pressure rising to the surface

b)

Caving in near the crater shows that magma has moved toward the main vent

c)

Inflation can show magma close to the surface

d)

The crater sinking down shows that magma is moving to the side vents

146.

Rank the volcanic stages from LEAST likely to MOST likely to erupt.

a)

active, dormant, extinct

b)

extinct, dormant, active

c)

dormant, extinct, active

d)

dormant, active, extinct

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