Volcanoes Quiz 8 (20 MCQs)

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1. Rocks tumbling down a steep slope would be an example of
2. When rock underground suddenly breaks along a transform plate boundary due to extreme pressure that has built up, a release of energy occurs resulting in what type of geologic activity?
3. A ..... Boundary occurs at a mid-ocean ridge as the ocean floor pulls apart.
4. Oh baby, there ain't no ..... high enough, / Ain't no ..... low enough, / Ain't no ..... wide enough / To keep me from getting to you babe .....
5. What is liquid rock that spills on to the Earth's surface?
6. Where are the earths volcanoes located?
7. What kind of volcano is made of alternating layers of lava and tephra? (also called strata volcano)
8. An area of earthquake and volcanic activity that surrounds the Pacific ocean.
9. Liquid magma that reaches the surface ..... hardens into surface rock.
10. Volcanoes swell when
11. Which volcano from the choice below erupts everyday?
12. What stage is a volcano in when it is considered to be "sleeping" ?
13. Which phrase best describes a volcano that is not expected to erupt again?
14. What is the opening in Earth's crust through which molten rock, gases, and ash erupt?
15. Describes a volcano that is no longer active and ;is unlikely to ever erupt!
16. What is the term for a fluid's tendency to resist flow?
17. Who was unfairly blamed for the Year Without a Summer?
18. Paricutin in Mexico is a ..... that can produce small, short explosive eruptions.
19. Which phrase describes a sill?
20. A bowl-shaped area that forms around a volcano's central opening.