Volcanoes and Eruptions Quiz

What is a volcano?

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  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

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  A large cloud that generates rain, hail, & lightening

• None of the above

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

• Lava

• Magma

• Lahar

• Ash

What do we call molten hot liquid rock BELOW Earth's surface?

• Lava

• Magma

• Ash

• Tephra

Which of the following descriptions describes a dormant volcano?

• 
  volcano that is erupting

• volcano that scientists believe will never erupt again

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

• 
  volcano that has erupted in recent history

What type of volcanoes form from wide thin layers of lava, like the ones in Hawaii?

• Shield

• Cinder cone

• composite

What type of volcanoes are formed from lava ejected from a single vent at the top, and are the smallest type of volcano?

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

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

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

What is the force inside the mantle that causes the Earth's Plates to move ?

• Waves

• Subduction

• Conduction

• Convection

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Where is the ring of fire located?

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Asia

Volcanoes most often are formed along which type of plate boundary?

• Transform

• Subduction

• Divergent

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