Volcanoes Quiz

Volcanoes can form along __________ plate boundaries, when one plate subducts under another.

• convergent
• divergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Most volcanoes occur on or along __________.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

__________ are small, steep-sided volcanoes that erupt high viscosity, gas-rich lavas.

• Cinder cones
• Shield Volcanoes

__________ are large, steep-sided volcanoes that result from explosive eruptions of tephra and lava along convergent plate boundaries.

__________ are large, gentle-sloped volcanoes that result from quiet eruptions of low viscosity lavas.

________ can explode out of a volcano up to 40 km into the air.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

________ form when thermal energy from an erupting volcano melts snow. The meltwater can mix with ______ from the volcano, and it flows downhill.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Volcanic eruptions can be ______ by studying changes in the ground and patterns of earthquakes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

______ is liquid rock found outside a volcano, while _______ is liquid rock found inside the volcano.

________ is a fluid's resistance to flow.