Volcanoes Flashcard

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True or False: Composite volcanoes have explosive eruptions.

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True

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What 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?

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Cinder Cone

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What is a boundary on Earth's crust where two plates collide called?

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Convergent boundary

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What type of volcano has gently sloping sides?

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Shield volcano

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Where do volcanoes come from?

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Places where plates move apart, Places where plates are moving together, Hot Spots, All of these options.

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What is a Cinder Cone volcano?

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A type of volcano with steep sides that erupts explosively, throwing lava and ash into the air.

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What are the characteristics of a Shield volcano?

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Gently sloping sides and primarily non-explosive eruptions.

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What is a Divergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move apart.

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What is a Transform boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide past each other.

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What is a Hot Spot?

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A location where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust, often creating volcanoes.