ES Chap 10

Which of the following is true about batholiths?

landform that develops at plate boundaries where one oceanic plate descends beneath another

A lens-shaped intrusive igneous mass close to Earth's surface is called a

Large particles of hardened lava ejected from a volcano are called

Structures that form from coolling and hardening of magma beneath Earth's surface are

Which of the following is true about cinder cones?

Most shield volcanoes have grown from the ocean floor to form

Lava plateaus form when

Highly explosive volcanoes tend to have what type of magma?

Which type of intrusive feature forms when magma is injected into fractures cutting across rock

Most of the active volcanoes on Earth are located in a belt known as the

How are intrusive igneous bodies classified?

The volcanic landforms at divergent ocean plate boundaries are

In general, an increase in the pressure exerted on a rock causes its melting temperature to

The largest intrusive igneous body is called a

Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting how explosively or quietly a volcano erupts?

Horizontal intrusive igneous body formed when magma is injected parallel to sedimentary rock

A caldera is a

Landform formed when the the volcanic pie remains after the cone has been eroded

A volcano that is fairly symmetrical and has both layers of lava and pyroclastic deposits is a

Which of the following is NOT true about a batholith?

Which of the following factors determine whether a volcano will erupt quietly or violently?

A lava flow with a surface of rough, jagged blocks and sharp, angular projections is called an

A volcanic bomb is a

A magma's viscosity is directly related to its

As the temperature of lava increases,

What type of volcano is built almost entirely from ejected lava fragments?

Most intraplate volcanic activity occurs where

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a pyroclastic material?

The most explosive volcanic eruptions are associated with what type of volcano?

Which of the following plays a major part in determining the form of a volcano

What is true about all plutons?

The particles produced in volcanic eruptions are called