Volcanoes and Hot Spots

What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?

• Hot Spot
• Magma
• Lava
• Volcano

Vocanoes are found...

• on land
• under water
• on islands
• all of the above

What is a volcano?

• A mountain that has lava all over it 
• A giant hill filled with magma
• A long high sea wave 
• A hole in the Earth where magma erupts

Which of the following is NOT a cause of an earthquake?

• Collapse of Cavern
• Eruption of Volcano
• Lightning Strikes
• Moving Tectonic Plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

True/False: All earthquakes occur at faults

• True

• False

What causes an earthquake?

• Sudden release of energy

• Sudden release of magma

• Sudden release of shaking

• Sudden release of heat

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Hotspots are volcanoes that form...

• at convergent plate boundaries.

• at divergent plate boundaries.

• at transform plate boundaries.

• in the middle of a tectonic plate.

Hotspots form because...

• magma is pushed to the surface at a plate boundary.

• a mantle plume weakens Earth's crust.

• water is pushed up to Earth's surface

• a mantle plume strengthens Earth's crust.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What type of volcano is this..

• Shield
• Cinder Cone
• Composite or Stratovolcano

Why does the volcanic eruption happen ?

• When the pressure on magma chamber inside earth increase and push magma to the surface.

• When it formes by eruption lava and ash.

• when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1