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Pearson Interactive Science Text - Earth Science - Chapter 5, Lessons 1, 2, & 3
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The opening through which molten rock and gas leave a volcano
Side Vent
Pipe
Vent
Bomb
2
This part of the volcano is called the
pipe
lava flow
vent
magma chamber
3
A volcano that has caved into its empty magma chamber is called a ______________.
batholith
geyser
caldera
dike
4
A volcano that is likely to never erupt again is a(n) ___ volcano.
Dormant
Active
Extinct
Explosive
5
A wide, gentle sloping volcano with quiet eruptions is called a
composite volcano
lava plateau
shield volcano
cinder cone volcano
6
Pyroclastic Flows (top right) include:
Magma
Cinders
Ash
Gases
7
Which volcano typically has a crater at its vent?
Cinder Cone
Lava Plateau
Composite
Caldera
8
Type of Volcano for Bottom Right Image
Cinder Cone
Lava Plateau
Composite
Fissure
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Where the magma forms beneath the volcano
Magma Chamber
Lava Chamber
Caldera
Mantle
10
What is pyroclastic flow?
Magma trapped inside the pipe
Ash, cinders, bombs, and lava pouring out of the volcano
Water collecting in a fault line
Smoke escaping the side vents
11
Which volcano is very high in silica content?
Cinder Cone
Shield
Lava Plateau
Composite
12
Type of Volcano for Top Left Image
Cinder Cone
Shield
Lava Plateau
Composite
13
A material found in magma, created by the combining of oxygen and silicon.
silica
pyroclastic flow
lava
cinders
14
A volcano that is sleeping but may erupt again is a(n) ___ volcano.
Explosive
Active
Extinct
Dormant
15
A string of islands formed when magma breaks through the ocean floor and creates volcanoes.
island arc
Ring of Fire
hot spots
archipelago
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Type of Volcano for Top Right Image
Composite
Shield
Cinder Cone
Fissure
17
Quiet, or non-explosive, volcanoes:
Are commonly cinder cone volcanoes
Are not very dangerous
Are commonly shield volcanoes
Erupt pahoehoe lava flow
18
High amounts of this compound makes for an explosive eruption
Hydrogen
Acid
Basalt
Silica
19
Where would a hot spot be located?
Along a mid-ocean ridge
Along a deep ocean trench
In the middle of a plate, far from a boundary
In the middle of island arcs
20
What is the Ring of Fire?
Plate boundaries around the Pacific Ocean
Volcanically active plate boundaries
The destruction lava produces
Hot spots in the Pacific Ocean
21
This part of the volcano is called the
pipe
lava flow
magma chamber
vent
22
When hot gases, ash, cinders, and lava bombs combine in an explosive eruption a ____ results.
volcanic flow
pyroclastic flow
lava flow
magma flow
23
Center top of the volcano
Crater
Pipe
Vent
Cinder
24
Which of the following is NOT a type of volcano?
Composite
Shield
Lava Plateau/Fissure
Caldera
25
A volcano that has steep slopes but is not very tall and has explosive eruptions is called a
composite
plateau
shield
cinder cone
26
This part of the volcano is called the
magma chamber
pipe
lava flow
side vent
27
Molten material below Earth's surface is called
Liquid rock
Lava
Magma
Mantle
28
Which volcano is very steep and layered with varying types of lava?
Shield
Alternation
Composite
Lava Plateau
29
Which volcano type forms from lava flowing from several long cracks in the surface?
Composite
Shield
Lava Plateau
Cinder Cone
30
When a volcano erupts and blows its top off, what landform can form and collect water?
Sill
Caldera
Dike
Crater
31
What is magma called after reaching the surface?
Caldera
Ash
Corpatuna
Lava
32
Which of the following is NOT a common hazard AFTER an eruption has occurred?
Poisonous Gas in the Air
Fires
Earthquakes
Landslides
33
Tallest type of volcano
Composite
Shield
Lava Plateau/Fissure
Caldera
34
Tube up through the center of the volcano
Valve
Pipe
Magma Chamber
Vent
35
Volcanoes form over this spot when two plates move away from each other
Transform boundary
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Hot spot
36
Describe 'a'a
Very slow
Thick and viscous
Jagged and rocky
Thin and runny
37
A volcano that is currently erupting is a(n) ___ volcano.
Active
Extinct
Explosive
Dormant
38
This part of the volcano is called the
lava flow
pipe
side vent
magma chamber
39
What can give geologists a sign that a volcano could erupt soon?
Bodies of water overflowing
Animals acting exceptionally frantic
Large amounts of earthquakes in the area
Unusually warm weather
40
Type of Volcano for Bottom Left Image
Composite
Fissure
Lava Plateau
Shield
41
Hawaii was formed from
the mid-ocean ridge
divergent boundaries
convergent boundaries
a hot spot
42
On which of the following boundaries can volcanoes form?
Tension
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
43
Which non-explosive volcano is mostly formed by lava flows?
Cinder Cone
Alternation
Composite
Shield
44
A volcano that is tall, cone shaped and has both quiet and explosive eruptions is a
composite
shield
lava plateau
cinder cone
45
Describe pahoehoe
Thick and very viscous
Runny and thin
Very fast
Rope-like
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Volcanoes form over this spot when magma rises into the middle of a plate
Divergent boundary
Hot spot
Transform boundary
Convergent boundary
47
The red oozing material down the volcano
Lava Flow
Composite
Cinder Path
Ring of Fire
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This part of the volcano is called the
lava flow
pipe
magma chamber
vent
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Volcanoes form over this spot when subduction occurs, bringing water deep into the mantle
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Hot spot
Transform boundary