WorksheetsTypes of Volcano
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following terms are used to describe a volcano that may erupt at any time?
a)
Dormant volcano
b)
Active volcano
c)
Extinct volcano
d)
Shield volcano
2.
Which of the following terms are used to describe a volcano that is has not recently erupted, but may in the future? (aka sleeping volcano)
a)
Composite volcano
b)
Active volcano
c)
Extinct volcano
d)
Dormant volcano
3.
What is the difference between magma and lava?
a)
Where it is found (above or below the surface)
b)
How hot the molten rock is (lava is hotter than magma)
c)
The type of boundary where it forms
d)
The viscosity of the molten rock (lava has a lower viscosity)
4.
What type of volcano is created when a volcano erupts and releases lava, which then hardens over previous lava over millions of years?
a)
Composite
b)
Caldera
c)
Cinder Cone
d)
Shield
5.
Which ingredient in magma determines whether an eruption is explosive or quiet?
a)
Amount of rock.
b)
Amount of magma.
c)
Amount of obsidian rock.
d)
Amount of silica.
6.
What causes a volcano to erupt? (Hint: Think of a soda can)
a)
Expanding gases
b)
Expanding magma
c)
Expanding lava
d)
Expanding silica
7.
Which statement is "true" about predicting volcanic eruptions?
a)
Geologists predict them easier.
b)
Geologist predict how powerful they are.
c)
Geologist can predict the type of eruption.
d)
Geologist never have any warning.
8.
Which type of volcano can alternates between explosive and non-explosive eruptions?
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Shield Volcano
c)
Cinder Cone Volcano
9.
Which type of volcano erupts with both lava and pyroclastic flows (dust, gas and rock particles)?
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Shield Volcano
c)
Cinder Cone Volcano
10.
What type of volcano is shown on the model above?
a)
Shield Volcano
b)
Composite Volcano
c)
Cinder Cone Volcano
11.
What type of volcano is shown on the model above?
a)
Cinder Cone Volcano
b)
Composite Volcano
c)
Shield Volcano
12.
Which type of volcano has a steep cone-shaped hill or mountain made with only pyroclastic flow?
a)
Cinder cone volcano
b)
Shield volcano
c)
Composite volcano
d)
Earthquake
13.
Which of the following terms best describes a volcano that is dead and unlikely to erupt again?
a)
Dormant volcano
b)
Extinct volcano
c)
Shield volcano
d)
Caldera
14.
Which type of volcanoes have non-explosive eruptions (easy flowing lava)?
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Shield Volcano
c)
Cinder Cone Volcano
d)
Shield and Composite (occasionally) volcanoes
15.
Which type of volcano has explosive eruptions (pyroclastic flow)?
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Shield Volcano
c)
Composite and Cinder Cone Volcanoes
d)
All the above
16.
Which of the following is NOT a way to classify volcanoes?
a)
Type of eruptions
b)
Age (dormant, extinct, active)
c)
Type (shield, cinder cone, composite)
d)
Death toll
17.
What type of volcano is shown on the model above?
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Shield Volcano
c)
Cinder Cone Volcano
18.
What type of volcano is this? It has been created with only pyroclastic materials.
a)
Cinder cone
b)
Shield
c)
Composite
19.
What type of volcano is this? It has been created with layers of both lava and pyroclastic materials.
a)
Shield
b)
Cinder cone
c)
Composite
20.
What type of volcano is this? It has been created with layers of cooled lava.
a)
Shield
b)
Cinder cone
c)
Composite
21.
What type of lava is smooth, ropy and easy to walk on when it cools?
a)
Aa Lava
b)
Pahoehoe Lava
c)
Chuck Norris Lava
d)
Carl Sagan Lava
22.
What type of lava is rough, jagged, and hard to walk on when it cools?
a)
Aa Lava
b)
Pahoehoe Lava
c)
Chuck Norris Lava
d)
Carl Sagan Lava
23.
Wyatt P loves volcanoes
a)
True
b)
False
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