WorksheetsVolcano Parts and Eruptions
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 33mins
Match the following parts of volcano to its description
ash cloud
cloud of ash formed by eruption
conduit
passage which magma travels up
magma
molten rock beneath the Earth
crater
mouth of the volcano
vent
opening which lava comes out
What are the four types of volcano.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
______when lava and gas are released from a volcano.
(a)The temperature during volcanic eruption can reach temperatures of up to (a) fahrenheit.
(a) characterized by gas driven explosions that propels magma and tephra (fragment of rocks).
(a) characterized by the outpouring of lava without significant explosive eruptions.
(a) a mountain or hill with an opening through which gaseous, liquid, or solid materials can escape from the interior of the Earth.
Let's see what you might know about volcanoes already. Match the following:
Large, broad and produced low viscosity lava
Shield Volcano
Round shaped and made of viscous lava
lava dome
Smallest and simplest type of volcano
cinder cone volcano
Tall, steep and symmetrical and high -viscosity lava
Composite Volcano
Which of the following best describes the characteristics of a Hawaiian eruption?
Characterized by explosive, violent eruptions with pyroclastic flows and ash clouds
Characterized by the effusive eruptions of very fluid basalt-type lavas with low gaseous content
Large, sustained eruptions with massive columns of ash and gas that can reach into the stratosphere
Explosive eruptions that produce pyroclastic flows and pyroclasts, with frequent lava dome formation
Which type of eruption is most associated with bursting of gas bubbles or gentle lava fountains?
Strombolian eruption
Vulcanian eruption
Pelean eruption
Plinian eruption
Which of the following characterized Plinian eruption?
Small lava fountains and slow lava flows with little explosive activity
umbrella shape ash formation and extremely explosive and can cause widespread destruction
Mild explosions and gentle lava outpourings
Moderate explosions with lava fountains and pyroclastic flows
Which of the following is characterized of a Vulcanian eruption?
Violent eruptions with large ash columns and rapid lava flows
Small, short-lived explosions that produce lava fountains
a type of volcanic eruption named after the volcano Vulcano in an Island of Italy
Eruptions characterized by the formation of large lava domes and pyroclastic flows
