Volcanoes Quiz 13 (20 MCQs)

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1. Magma that forces across rock layers hardens into a
2. What is a hazard from an explosive eruption?
3. A shield volcano .....
4. Molten material that reaches the surface.
5. Mount St. Helens is a volcano that erupted with great force in 1980. Which phrase best describes this eruption?
6. Why do volcanoes form at convergent boundaries?
7. Where two plates converge, one sinks below the other. Most land volcanoes occur near here.
8. What is it called when magma erupts out of the top of the mountain and lava flows down the side?
9. Mauna Loa erupted how many times since 1832?
10. Taal volcano erupted in the year 1965 due to contact of water and magma. How can this volcanic eruption be classified?
11. What is the definition of dormant?
12. This may result in the formation of caldera or volcano-tectonic depressions.
13. A volcano erupts quietly if its magma is which of the following
14. The composition of magma determines its .....
15. This region contains 75% of planet's volcanoes:
16. What kind of volcano is made of alternating layers of lava and tephra? (also called a composite volcano)
17. Which of the following describes a volcano?
18. What are places in the interior of plates where volcanoes occur?
19. The higher the viscosity of a fluid, the ..... it flows.
20. How many kinds of eruptions do they have?