who am I
earth shattering
see me roar
i'm so hot
ka boom!
100
Which of the following volcano hazards is made up of rocky particles about the size of a grain of sand?
What is volcanic ash
100
Volcanic belts form along
What is the boundaries of Earth’s plates.
100
The long tube in the ground that connects the magma chamber to Earth’s surface is called the
What is pipe
100
Before lava reaches the surface, the molten material is called
What is magma
100
If a volcano’s magma is high in silica, the volcano will probably
What is erupt explosively.
200
Which type of rock would you expect to form as the result of an explosive eruption?
What is pumice
200
A mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools inside the crust is called a
What is batholith
200
What is the landform that forms when a mass of hardened magma is uplifted, causing the layers of rock to bend upward?
What is dome mountain
200
The formation of the Hawaiian Islands is one example of
What is volcanoes forming over a hot spot.
200
Pahoehoe is
What is fast-moving, hot lava.
300
Tall, cone-shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash are called
What is composite volcano
300
What type of landform do the Sierra Nevada and Coastal mountain ranges surround?
What is a basin
300
A volcano that is unlikely to erupt again is considered to be
What is extinct
300
What triggers the small earthquakes that occur around a volcano before an eruption?
What is upward movement of magma
300
What substance found in magma determines if a volcano will have a quiet or explosive eruption?
What is silica
400
When many layers of thin, runny lava build up a high, level area, the result is a
What is lava plateau
400
Mount Shasta and Lassen Peak were formed by
What is subduction
400
Paricutín in Mexico is a
What is cinder cone volcano
400
Magma that is forced across rock layers hardens into a
What is a dike
400
Molten material that leaves a volcano’s vent is called ____________________.
What is lava
500
The huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic mountain is called a
What is caldera
500
A major volcanic belt known as the _________________________ circles the Pacific Ocean.
What is ring of fire
500
A string of islands known as a(n) ____________________ can form from the collision of two oceanic plates.
What is island arc
500
An eruption of ash, cinders, bombs, and gases from a volcano is called a(n) _________________________.
What is pyroclastic flow
500
A(n) ____________________ is broad, bowl-shaped valley.
What is a basin
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