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Volcano

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

Where are most volcanoes found?

a)

Southern Hemisphere

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

d)

Hot Spots

3.

What type of volcano is Kilauea, which is located in Hawaii?

a)

Caldera

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite Volcano

d)

Shield Volcano

4.

What is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?

a)

Aa

b)

Lava

c)

Magma

d)

Pahoehoe

5.

What type of volcano is Mount St. Helens?

a)

Caldera

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite/Stratovolcano

d)

Shield Volcano

6.

Where do volcanoes come from?

a)

Places where plates move apart

b)

Places where plates are moving together

c)

Hot Spots

d)

All of these options

7.

What is the opening that extends from the magma chamber to the top of the volcano called?

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

vent

d)

crater

8.
Dormant volcanoes might erupt in the future.
a)
True
b)
False
9.

Where is Mt. St Helens located?

a)

New Jersey

b)

Nebraska

c)

Washington state

10.
Where is the ring of fire located?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
11.
What part of a volcano collects magma?
a)
Magma chamber
b)
Magma holder
c)
I don't know
d)
Magma tube
12.

Volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?

a)

at plate boundaries

b)

in oceans

c)

in the middle of continents

d)

in the middle of plates

13.

What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?

a)

Hot Spot

b)

Magma

c)

Lava

d)

Volcano

14.

Which of the following describes a volcano that is not likely to ever erupt again?

a)

extinct

b)

active

c)

dormant

d)

erupting

15.

The difference between magma and lava is _____

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)

16.
Volcanoes are found...
a)
on land
b)
under water
c)
on islands
d)
all of the above
17.

Which volcano is one of the most active on the planet?

a)

Mount Vesuvious

b)

Kilauea

c)

Mount Etna

d)

Koahu

18.
When an explosive eruption  forms a mixture of hot rock, ash, and gas, this material is called a...?
a)
Land slide
b)
Lava
c)
Eruption trail
d)
Pyroclastic flow
19.

What are possible hazards of a volcanic eruption?

a)

Flying Rock

b)

Fire

c)

Toxic Gas

d)

All of these

20.

What are some things scientists look at to monitor volcanoes?

a)

Gases

b)

Ground Deformation

c)

Satellite Images

d)

All of them

21.

Most volcanoes occur...

a)

along the coast

b)

along tectonic plate boundaries

c)

in the Arctic

d)

in the ocean

22.

The area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...

a)

death ring

b)

fire zone

c)

ring of fire

d)

zone of fire

23.

An area of volcanic activity far from a tectonic plate boundary is called a(n)

a)

hot spot

b)

cone

c)

island arc

d)

mantle plume

24.

Broad, domed volcanoes with gently sloping sides, formed by eruptions of fluid, basaltic lava.

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite/Stratovolcano

25.

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.

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite/Stratovolcano

26.

A very large, tall conical shaped volcano formed by alternating layers of hardened lava and ash.

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Composite/Stratovolcano

27.

Paricutin is an example of what type of volcano?

a)

Cinder Cone Volcano

b)

Shield Volcano

c)

Composite/Stratovolcano

28.

Which is the most destructive and dangerous type of volcano?

a)

Cinder Cone Volcano

b)

Shield Vocano

c)

Composite/Stratovolcano