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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?Hot SpotMagmaLavaVolcano
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhy does magma tend to rise to the surface?It has large amounts of silica.It contains very little silica.It is denser than the surrounding material.It is less dense than the surrounding material.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the principal ingredient to all types of magma?IronMagnesiumSilicaWater
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat are solid rock fragments that are ejected during a volcanic eruption?
Lahar
MagmaPyroclastic MaterialSilica - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of volcano has steep slopes made of alternating layers of ash and silica rich lava?CalderaCinder ConeComposite Volcano
Shield Volcano
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of volcano is made of lava fragments that have been ejected from a volcanic vent?CalderaCinder ConeComposite VolcanoShield Volcano
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of volcano is Kilauea, which is located in Hawaii?CalderaCinder ConeComposite VolcanoShield Volcano
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhere are most volcanoes found?Southern HemisphereRing of FireMid-Atlantic RidgeHot Spots
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?AaLavaMagmaPahoehoe
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the definition of dormant?sleepingextinctactiveinvisible - 11. Multiple ChoiceVolcanoes are found...on landunder wateron islandsall of the above
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThis city was destroyed in 79 A.D. by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.RomeMunichPompeiiNaples
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhere is Mt. St Helens located?New JerseyNebraskaWashington stateI didn't learn this so I give up
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA volcano that has steep sides and is formed from lava chunks is calleda shield volcanoa cinder cone volcanoa composite volcano
- 15. Multiple ChoiceA volcano that is made from layers of both runny lava and lava chunks is calleda shield volcanoa cinder cone volcanoa composite volcano
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of volcano is Mt. St. Helens?shieldcompositecinder coneactive
- 17. Multiple ChoiceVolcanoes that are NOT found at plate boundaries occur in the middle of plates in areas called ___________.hot spotsmid-ocean ridgesfissure volcanoesshield volcanoes
- 18. Multiple ChoiceMost volcanoes occur at which 2 types of plate boundaries?convergent w/ subduction and divergentdivergent and transformdivergent and hot spotsconvergent w/ subduction and hot spots
- 19. Multiple ChoiceBeneath a volcano, magma collects in a:magma chambermagma pocketventhole
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