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Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 27mins
What is the opening in Earth's crust through which molten rock, gases, and ash erupt?
Divergent Boundary
Magma
Subduction Boundary
Volcano
Where are most volcanoes found?
Southern Hemisphere
Ring of Fire
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Hot Spots
What type of volcano is Kilauea, which is located in Hawaii?
Caldera
Cinder Cone
Composite Volcano
Shield Volcano
What is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?
Aa
Lava
Magma
Pahoehoe
What type of volcano is Mount St. Helens?
Caldera
Cinder Cone
Composite/Stratovolcano
Shield Volcano
Where do volcanoes come from?
Places where plates move apart
Places where plates are moving together
Hot Spots
All of these options
What is the opening that extends from the magma chamber to the top of the volcano called?
magma
lava
vent
crater
Where is Mt. St Helens located?
New Jersey
Nebraska
Washington state
Volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?
at plate boundaries
in oceans
in the middle of continents
in the middle of plates
What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?
Hot Spot
Magma
Lava
Volcano
Which of the following describes a volcano that is not likely to ever erupt again?
extinct
active
dormant
erupting
The difference between magma and lava is _____
where it is found (above or below the surface)
how hot the molten rock is (lava is hotter than magma)
the type of boundary where it forms
the viscosity of the molten rock (lava has a lower viscosity)
Which volcano is one of the most active on the planet?
Mount Vesuvious
Kilauea
Mount Etna
Koahu
What are possible hazards of a volcanic eruption?
Flying Rock
Fire
Toxic Gas
All of these
What are some things scientists look at to monitor volcanoes?
Gases
Ground Deformation
Satellite Images
All of them
Most volcanoes occur...
along the coast
along tectonic plate boundaries
in the Arctic
in the ocean
The area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...
death ring
fire zone
ring of fire
zone of fire
An area of volcanic activity far from a tectonic plate boundary is called a(n)
hot spot
cone
island arc
mantle plume
Broad, domed volcanoes with gently sloping sides, formed by eruptions of fluid, basaltic lava.
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Composite/Stratovolcano
A volcano that is the smallest simplest type of volcano that is composed of cinders and ash that fall to earth around a volcanic vent following an eruption.
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Composite/Stratovolcano
A very large, tall conical shaped volcano formed by alternating layers of hardened lava and ash.
Shield Volcano
Cinder Cone Volcano
Composite/Stratovolcano
Paricutin is an example of what type of volcano?
Cinder Cone Volcano
Shield Volcano
Composite/Stratovolcano
Which is the most destructive and dangerous type of volcano?
Cinder Cone Volcano
Shield Vocano
Composite/Stratovolcano
