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Volcanoes Quiz 7 (60 MCQs)

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1. A large hole left by the collapse of a volcanic mountain is called a
2. Which type of volcano is Crater Lake in Oregon?
3. What are fast moving clouds of gas, ash, and rock bombs that are products from an explosive eruption?
4. A ..... is a weak spot in the crust where molten material, or magma, comes to the surface.
5. Which governmental group has established volcanic observatories to monitor the potential for fire eruptions in the United States?
6. Hotspot volcanism is likely to be found near:
7. Beneath a volcano, magma collects in a:
8. Which of the following analogyis TRUE about the volcanic shape and its description?
9. Which is an example of cinder cone volcanoes?
10. A volcano that had its last eruption more than 10, 000 years ago.
11. What causes volcanoes to erupt?
12. Volcanoes with steep sides made of layers of ash is called .....
13. Most volcanoes occur at which 2 types of plate boundaries?
14. In volcanic areas, groundwater heated by magma is a source of
15. Which of the following do satellites detect to determine that a volcanic eruption will soon happen?
16. What do you call a large crater formed by the collapse of a volcano?
17. A volcano with a broad base and gently sloping sides is called a ..... volcano.
18. About how many years does it take for a volcano to form?
19. The Ring of Fire has about ..... % of the world's active volcanoes.
20. Volcanoes that are NOT found at plate boundaries occur in the middle of plates in areas called .....
21. Eruptions driven by bursting gas bubbles within the magma.
22. Which of these may indicate that a volcano will erupt?
23. This type of volcano is built by layers and layers of lava
24. A shield volcano is made from .....
25. ..... volcanoes are formed from fast flowing, basaltic lava which flows easily over the surface, forming larger and wider volcanoes.
26. What is the main idea of the entire passage?
27. A small volcano with steep sides.
28. A type of eruption where magma flows easily with a low viscosity is a
29. What famous volcano exploded in 1980 in Washington state?
30. ..... volcanoes are no longer connected to a source of magma.
31. What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?
32. A local place is
33. What kind of volcano is made of alternating layers of lava and tephra/pyroclastics?
34. Cool, slow moving lava
35. A dormant volcano has .....
36. What island do we know has a volcano erupting today?
37. Mt. Fuji in Japan is an example of a .....
38. Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering and erosion?
39. Lava can form a what?
40. An explosion driven by stream produced when groundwater is hatred due to an underlying heat source.
41. I have recently erupted and there is a strong possibility I will erupt soon. What kind of volcano am I?
42. Which volcanic eruption led to climate change in 1815?
43. The volcano in Iceland erupted and when the magma cooled it became
44. This volcano is built by layered flows, quiet eruptions, explosive eruptions, and pyroclastic flows.
45. Composite Volcanoes are formed by .....
46. Earth is made up of ..... layers.
47. The belly of the Volcano is called
48. Magma fills this part of the volcano
49. When a volcano erupts, it can spew which of the following?
50. What kind of rocks are formed when lava from a volcano cools?
51. Rhyolitic magma is rich in .....
52. Tall, cone-shaped mountains made of both cooled lava layers and layers of ash are called
53. Silica is made up of
54. A lava flow with a surface of rough, jagged blocks and sharp, angular projections is called a(n) .....
55. How many main types of volcano are there?
56. Which is an example of pyroclastic material?
57. Which type of volcano spills thick lava which cools and piles up around the vent? These fragments spill down the sides of the volcano.
58. Which type of volcano has the widest base?
59. How are volcanoes related to earthquakes?
60. This type of volcano forms from EXPLOSIVE eruptions followed by quiet flows
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