Fire Mountains
Classifying Volcanoes
Teletubby Names
Christmas Movies
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(True or False) A glowing avalanche is a downhill rush of hot volcanic gases carrying volcanic rocks and cinders.
True
100
(True or False) Nearly all scientists agree that building on or near a dormant volcano is NOT a good idea.
False
200
How did Earth Scientists help prevent deaths from the 2010 Eyjafjallajokull volcano eruption?
Earth Scientists where carefully monitoring the volcano and they where able to predict the eruption.
200
Describe what shield volcanoes look like.
Large and somewhat flat.
300
Where are extrusive volcanos located?
On top of the Earth's crust.
300
What is the main different between a cinder cone volcano and a stratovolcano?
Stratovolcanoes emit gas and lava, Cinder cones only gas.
400
What is the name of volcanos that form structures on the inside of volcanos?
Intrusive Volcanos
400
How would you classify a volcano that has no record of erupting but has evidence of a nearby ancient village partly buried in lava from it.
This is an active volcano or dormant
500
What is a Lahar?
A volcanic Mudslide
500
What are the three categories of volcanos? and what are three ways volcanos are described?
Shield, Cinder Cone, Stratovolcanoes. Active, Dormant Volcano, and Extinct.
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