Q1-L1: Quiz 2-Kinds of Volcanoes

What type of volcanoes form from wide thin layers of lava?

• Composite

• Cinder cone

• Lava

• Shield

What type of volcanoes are formed over many years and can grow to mountains of over 8,000 feet tall?

• Composite

• Cinder cone

• Lava

• Shield

Which type of volcano is characterized by tall, cone-shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash?

• Cinder-cone

• Lava

• Shield

• A. Stratovolcano

Which of the following best describes a volcano?

• It is a mountain.

• It is conical in shape.

• It causes earthquakes.

• It causes earthquakes and produces lava during volcanic eruptions.

What is volcanic lava?

• Gas clouds created by volcanoes.

• Molten rock deep in the Earth’s crust.

• Ash that is spewed out onto Earth’s surface.

• Magma bursts through into Earth’s surface as a bright angle liquid

What is a volcano?

• A large storm with very high-speed winds.

• A large cloud that generates rain, hail, and lighting.

• An opening in the Earth’s crust where magma erupts to the surface.

• A violent shaking of the Earth that occurs when two tectonic plates bump into each other.

How many major types of volcanoes are there?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Which volcano is the least explosive?

• Composite

• Cinder cone

• Shield

• Stratovolcano

What type of volcano has a very broad shape with gentle slopes?

• Composite

• Cinder cone

• Lava

• Shield

Which type of volcano is the most explosive

• Composite

• Cinder cone

• Lava

• Shield