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Volcano Parts and Eruptions

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 33mins

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Class
Date
1.

Match the following parts of volcano to its description

a)

ash cloud

1.

cloud of ash formed by eruption

b)

conduit

2.

passage which magma travels up

c)

magma

3.

molten rock beneath the Earth

d)

crater

4.

mouth of the volcano

e)

vent

5.

opening which lava comes out

2.

What are the four types of volcano.

​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
Composite Volcano
shield volcano
lava dome
cinder cone volcano
divergent volcano
Strike-slip
3.

______when lava and gas are released from a volcano.

(a)  
Choose from the below words
Volcanic eruption
volcano
4.

The temperature during volcanic eruption can reach temperatures of up to ​​​ (a)   ​ fahrenheit.

Choose from the below words
1200 degrees
400 degrees
5.

​ (a)   characterized by gas driven explosions that propels magma and tephra (fragment of rocks).

Choose from the below words
Explosive eruption
effusive eruption
6.

​ (a)   characterized by the outpouring of lava without significant explosive eruptions.

Choose from the below words
Effusive eruption
explosive eruption
7.

​ (a)     a mountain or hill with an opening through which gaseous, liquid, or solid materials can escape from the interior of the Earth.

Choose from the below words
Volcano
Valley
8.
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Let's see what you might know about volcanoes already. Match the following:

a)

Large, broad and produced low viscosity lava

1.

Shield Volcano

b)

Round shaped and made of viscous lava

2.

lava dome

c)

Smallest and simplest type of volcano

3.

cinder cone volcano

d)

Tall, steep and symmetrical and                       high -viscosity lava

4.

Composite Volcano

9.

Which of the following best describes the characteristics of a Hawaiian eruption?

a)

Characterized by explosive, violent eruptions with pyroclastic flows and ash clouds

b)

Characterized by the effusive eruptions of very fluid basalt-type lavas with low gaseous content

c)

Large, sustained eruptions with massive columns of ash and gas that can reach into the stratosphere

d)

Explosive eruptions that produce pyroclastic flows and pyroclasts, with frequent lava dome formation

10.

Which type of eruption is most associated with bursting of gas bubbles or gentle lava fountains?

a)

Strombolian eruption

b)

Vulcanian eruption

c)

Pelean eruption

d)

Plinian eruption

11.

Which of the following characterized Plinian eruption?

a)

Small lava fountains and slow lava flows with little explosive activity

b)

umbrella shape ash formation and extremely explosive and can cause widespread destruction

c)

Mild explosions and gentle lava outpourings

d)

Moderate explosions with lava fountains and pyroclastic flows

12.

Which of the following is characterized of a Vulcanian eruption?

a)

Violent eruptions with large ash columns and rapid lava flows

b)

Small, short-lived explosions that produce lava fountains

c)

a type of volcanic eruption named after the volcano Vulcano in an Island of Italy

d)

Eruptions characterized by the formation of large lava domes and pyroclastic flows