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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which theory helped scientists understand how and where volcanoes erupt?
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Theory or Relativity
Theory of the Rock Cycle
Big Bang Theory
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which type of volcano is built by alternating layers of lava flows and ash flows? It can
be very explosive.
Cinder Cone
Composite
Lava Dome
Shield
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which type of volcano has steep angled sides, throws blobs of lava in the air that fall as cinders, and is built over a short period of time?
Cinder Cone
Composite
Lava Dome
Shield
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which type of volcano if found in the Hawaiian Islands with thick flowing, slow moving lava? This is the most common type of volcano on earth.
Cinder Cone
Composite
Lava Dome
Shield
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which type of volcano spills thick lava which cools and piles up around the vent? These fragments spill down the sides of the volcano.
Cinder Cone
Composite
Lava Dome
Shield
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which type of volcano is currently resting, but could erupt sometime in the future?
Active
Dormant
Extinct
All of the above
- 7. Multiple Choice
The weak point in the Earth’s crust where hot magma rises and reaches the earth’s
surface is call the __________.
Crater
Magma Chamber
Main Vent
Secondary Cone
- 8. Multiple Choice
An active volcanic area on earth is found at_______.
Diverging Boundaries
Converging Boundaries
Hot Spots
All of the above
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the active volcano area around the Pacific Rim called?
Hot Spots
Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
Hawaii
- 10. Multiple Choice
Large projectiles thrown through the air during an eruption are called
Volcanic bombs
Hot Spot
Lava
Magma chamber
- 11. Multiple Choice
Magma is found above the earth surface?
True
False
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of volcano is Kilauea, which is located in Hawaii?CalderaCinder ConeComposite VolcanoShield Volcano
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhere are most volcanoes found?Southern HemisphereRing of FireMid-Atlantic RidgeHot Spots
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?AaLavaMagmaPahoehoe
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhere do volcanoes come from?Places where plates move apartPlaces where plates are moving togetherHot SpotsAll of these options
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