Volcanoes

The Ring of Fire refers to

• an active erupting volcano.

• the volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean.

• the spreading that takes place on the ocean floor.

• the land once known as Pangaea.

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Mt. Kilauea in Hawaii would be classified as which type of volcano?

• shield volcano

• cinder cone

• composite volcano

• super volcano

A large, bowl-shaped crater formed by the collapse of an underground magma chamber is called a _______.

• cinder cone

• caldera

• vent

• lagoon

Which is typically the largest type of volcano?

• shield

• composite

• cinder cone

• fissure

A cinder cone is the simplest and most common type of volcano.

• True

• False

What do you call the opening or vent in a volcano?

• outlet

• crater

• magma reserve

• none of the above

Which of the following is NOT a product of volcanic eruption?

• lava flow

• Volcanic Gas

• Magma

• None of the above

Low viscosity is describe as ______.

• thinner and slow moving magma.

• thicker and fast moving magma.

• thinner and fast moving magma.

• thicker and slow moving magma.

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The largest and most violent of all the types of volcanic eruptions is _____.

• Hawaiin eruptions

• Phreatic eruptions

• Plinian eruptions

• Strombolian eruptions

This kind of eruption is made up of steam-driven explosions that occur when water beneath the ground.

• Hawaiin eruptions

• Phreatic eruptions

• Plinian eruptions

• Strombolian eruptions

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