13b Crash Course Volcanoes Quiz

What is the primary concern of scientists studying volcanoes?

• When it will rain

• When it will erupt

• When it will snow

• When it will be sunny

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What is the title of the episode mentioned in the text?

• Internal Heat

• Studying Volcanoes

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Geological Systems

What is a subduction zone?

• A place where two plates are converging and one dives under the other

• A place where two plates are moving apart

• A place where two plates are sliding past each other

• A place where there is no tectonic activity

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What is the purpose of monitoring ground temperature around a volcano using satellite data?

• To become a new predictive tool and help get more people out of harm’s way

• To measure the height of the volcano

• To observe the color of the magma

• To track animal movements

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What type of volcanic feature is produced by hot spots in the ocean?

• Geysers

• Hot-spot trace

• Lava tubes

• Earthquakes

What percentage of the Earth's crust is made up of new igneous rocks created by volcanoes?

• 50 percent

• 70 percent

• 90 percent

• 30 percent

Which volcano in Hawai'i has been nearly continuously erupting since 1983?

• Mauna Loa

• Kīlauea

• Lōʻihi

• Mount Rainier

What type of volcano is produced by alternate layers of tephra and lava?

• Shield volcano

• Cinder cone volcano

• Composite or stratovolcano

• Lava dome

What happens to the pressure when molten rock rises to the surface?

• The pressure increases

• The pressure remains the same

• The pressure is lower

• The pressure fluctuates

What is the effect of sea levels dropping during a glacial period on underwater volcanoes?

• Increased pressure on them

• Decreased pressure on them

• No change in pressure

• They become terrestrial volcanoes

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