Types of Volcanoes
Volcano Formation
Famous Volcanoes
Volcano Terms
Potpourri
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This type of volcano looks like a shield
What is a shield volcano
100
Volcanoes form at these type of boundaries.
What is a convergent and divergent boundary
100
This volcano erupted over 100 years ago and blew up 2/3rd's of the island of Krakatau
What is Krakatoa
100
A crack or vent in the earth's surface through which magma escapes.
What is volcano
100
What ocean is surrounded by the Ring of Fire
What is Pacific
200
This is volcano is often known for it's violent eruptions
What is Composite volcano
200
Mantle plumes or columns of hot rocks that rise through the crust forming volcanic islands are called.
What is a Hot Spot
200
This volcano erupted in ancient rome and buried all the citizens of Pompei under cinder and ash.
What is Mt Vesuvius
200
A group of volcanic islands formed when a oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate.
What is volcanic arc
200
A dormant volcano is one that has not erupted in over 50 years. True or False
What is true
300
Based on it's eruptions of Tephra which help to form it's sides.
What is a Cinder Cone
300
The most volcanically active region in the world centered around the Pacific Ocean.
What is the Ring of Fire
300
This volcano is located in the State of Washington and in the 1980's erupted violently destroying a lot of the volcano.
What is Mt St Helens
300
A group of volcanic islands.
What is an island arc
300
The Name of the scientist who's videos we watch all the time to learn science.
What is Bill Nye the Science Guy
400
Krakatoa is an example of this type of volcano
What is Composite
400
When an oceanic plate goes under a continental plate forming a volcano.
What is subduction
400
The most active volcano in the world, located in Hawaii
What is Mauna Loa
400
Where all the magma inside the volcano is formed
What is a magma chamber
400
The Breed of Mr. Lee's dog
What is a Golden Retriever
500
Mauna Loa in Hawaii is an example of this type of volcano
What is shield
500
This type of volcano always forms at a hotspot
What Shield volcano
500
One of the volcanoes we saw yesterday in our Ring of fire tour, located in Japan
What is Mt Fuji
500
A type of eruption where hot gasses mix with cinder and ash. Composite volcanoes often erupt like this.
What is Pyroclastic flow
500
Where is the Volcano located that erupts gold crystals?
What is Antartica
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