Volcanoes Quiz 14 (20 MCQs)

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1. Geologists hypothesize that hot spots form above a rising current of hot mantle materials, called a

Correct Answer: C) Mantle plume.

2. Most volcanoes are located .....

Correct Answer: B) At the edges of the tectonic plates.

3. What type of boundary would you likely find a stratovolcano?

Correct Answer: B) Convergent.

4. Besides Earth, what are two other bodies in the solar system where volcanic eruptions have been observed?

Correct Answer: A) Io, a moon of Jupiter, and Triton, a moon of Neptune.

5. A sleeping volcano

Correct Answer: D) Dormant volcano.

6. Some volcanoes in the Ring of Fire were formed near

Correct Answer: B) Subduction zones.

7. Large projectiles thrown through the air during an eruption are called

Correct Answer: A) Volcanic bombs.

8. What can be created by a volcano?

Correct Answer: C) An island.

9. The loudest sound in recorded history occurred from .....

Correct Answer: A) The eruption of the Indonesian Krakatoa volcano.

10. Which natural processes are both constructive and destructive?

Correct Answer: C) Floods, volcanic eruptions, landslides.

11. Which statement would the author of "The Strange Power of Volcanoes" MOST agree with?

Correct Answer: D) Volcanoes are very powerful.

12. If geologists detect many small earthquakes in an area near a volcano, what can they infer about the volcano?

Correct Answer: B) It is probably about to erupt.

13. Which theory helped scientists understand how and where volcanoes erupt?

Correct Answer: A) Theory of Plate Tectonics.

14. Which part of the volcano is considered the side of the volcano

Correct Answer: A) Flank.

15. This type of volcano, tend to be cone shaped and tall.

Correct Answer: C) Composite volcano.

16. Which of the following is NOT an active volcano?

Correct Answer: C) Mariveles.

17. Cinder Cone volcanoes are formed from .....

Correct Answer: D) Moderately explosive eruptions.

18. What type of volcano is Kilauea, which is made from lava flows?

Correct Answer: D) Shield Volcano.

19. Which paragraph best supports the diagram in the text?

Correct Answer: B) Paragraph 3.

20. Mayon Volcano is an example of?

Correct Answer: A) Composite cone volcanoes.