ESS SEM 1 REVIEW: VOLCANOES

What are scientists that study volcanoes called?

• doctor
• vet
• volcanologist
• volcano scientist

What are scientists that study volcanoes called?

• doctor
• vet
• volcanologist
• volcano scientist

What is the opening that extends from the magma chamber to the top of the volcano called?

• magma
• lava
• vent 
• crater

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When an explosive eruption  forms a mixture of hot rock, ash, and gas, this material is called a...?

• Land slide
• Lava
• Eruption trail
• Pyroclastic flow

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This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.

• Circle of Fire
• Ring of Lava
• Ring of Fire
• Circle of Magma

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A volcano that has steep sides and is formed from lava chunks is called

• a shield volcano
• a cinder cone volcano
• a composite volcano

A volcano that is made from layers of both runny lava and lava chunks is called 

• a shield volcano
• a cinder cone volcano
• a composite volcano

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Where is Mt. St Helens located?

• New Jersey
• Nebraska
• Washington state
• I didn't learn this so I give up 

Volcanoes are found...

• on land
• under water
• on islands
• all of the above

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A volcano that has gentle sloping sides and is formed from non explosive, runny lava is called a

• Shield volcano

• Cinder cone

• Composite

• None of these