Unit 10 - Volcanoes

Which type of volcanic is consistent with explosive eruptions of lava and towering ash clouds?

• cinder cone

• hot spot

• stratovolcano

• shield

Which type of volcano is consistent with frequent but mild eruptions of lava with little or no pyroclastic material.

• caldera

• cinder cone

• shield

• stratovolcano

Which type of volcano has a large, broad base with gently sloping sides?

• cinder cone

• shield

• caldera

• stratovolcano

Which term is used to describe molten material as it leaves the vent of a volcano?

• lava

• magma

• ash

• cinders

Which type of volcano is the smallest and erupts little or no lava. The violent eruptions release stones of hardened lava.

• Stratovolcano

• Cinder Cone

• Shield

• Hot Spot

Which best explains the evidence for a Hot spot under Hawaii?

• The rocks closer to Hawaii are older

• The rocks closer to the main island are younger

• The islands have the same age throughout

• The islands have matching fossils and mountain ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The drainage of a magma chamber and collapse of a volcanic result in a ...

• fissure eruption
• caldera
• crater
• lava plateau

Which of the following will create explosive subduction volcanoes?

• divergent boundaries
• hot spots
• transform boundaries
• convergent boundaries

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Mount Hood, Oregon

• stratovolcano

• shield

• cinder cone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Paracutin, Mexico

• Stratovolcano

• Shield

• Cinder cone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2