Volcanoes

What is a volcano?

•  A large storm with very high speed winds

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

  
  

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

• A large cloud that generates rain, hail, and lightning

  
  

What do we call molten hot liquid rock while it is still below the Earth's surface?

• Magma

•  Igneous

• Cinder

• Lava

What do we call molten hot liquid rock once it erupts to the Earth's surface?

• Magma

•  Igneous

• Cinder

• Lava

What kind of rocks are formed when lava from a volcano cools?

• Metamorphic rocks

• Igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Meteorites

 Which of the following descriptions describes a dormant volcano?

• A volcano that is currently erupting

• A volcano that has erupted in recent history

• A volcano that scientists believe will never erupt again

• A volcano that has not erupted in a long time, but may erupt again

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

• Cinder cones

• Composite volcanoes

• Shield volcanoes

• Lava domes