Volcanoes

Which of the following volcano types takes up the most land area?

_____ is a series of mountain peaks in the same geographic area.

_____ are vents in the ground where Steam and other gases escape.

Particles of hardened lava emitted from a volcano are known as _________.

The depression found at the top of most volcanic cones is called

Quiet eruptions of mostly runny basaltic lavas form

Basaltic lava is

A huge crater like depression which can be many kilometers wide.

The summit of a mountain is its

Which volcano is medium-sized built up of lava and tephra from quiet and explosive eruptions.

Which is not a characteristic of rhyolitic magma?

A Conduit is

Which is an example of Basaltic magma/lava?

Volcanoes are made of

Which type of volcano has not erupted during historic times and is not expected to erupt again.

Which is not a type of pyroclastic material?

A __________ is a place where heated water rises to the Earth's surface as a liquid.

Which volcano is a small, steep-sided volcano made mainly of cinder-like pyroclastic materials.

Which kind of volcanoes are considered active?

Rhyolitic magma/lava can cause which of the following?

which is an example of extrusive volcanism?

A stream that periodically ejects large quantities of water and steam is known as a

___ is fragments of lava and rock smaller than 2 mm that are blasted into the air.

Vertical is to dike as horizontal is to

Isostasy determines

Which of the following is not a term related to a volcano's activity?

______ are formed when large amounts of magma from huge chambers have cooled and hardened.

______ is a group of mountain ranges connected over a large area.

What kind of mountain is depositional and built from cooled magma from deep within the earth.

Which is not intrusive volcanism?