Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
Volcanic Activity
Volcanic Landforms
Solar System
Who Am I?
100
What is a volcano?
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A weak spot on the crust where magma comes out
100
What do you call the bowl shaped area at the top of a volcano?
Crater
100
Describe a shield volcano.
A wide, gently sloping mountain
100
Our solar system is made out of a star (the Sun) and all of the objects that travel around it. The objects include:
planets, moons, asteroids, comets and meteoroids
100
Who are the two ice planets that are known as the "ice giants"?
Uranus and Neptune. The average surface temperature on Neptune is -201°C (-331°F), making it the coldest planet in the solar system.
200
What is the difference between magma and lava?
Lava is magma that has come out of the ground
200
What causes magma to come out of the Earth?
Gases dissolved in the molten material
200
Volcanic rock breaks down into rich soil. What does "rich soil" mean?
Fertile or able to support plant growth
200
What type of volcanoes do they have on Mars?
Shield and cone
200
Who Am I? I am the fourth planet from the Sun, known as the Red Planet from iron oxide (rust) in the soil. I am home to the highest known mountain and largest canyon and polar ice caps in both hemispheres that remain frozen year-round.
I am Mars - due to my low atmospheric pressure, liquid water cannot exist on its surface, except at the lowest elevations for short periods of time.
300
Volcanoes form at what two plate boundaries?
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Divergent and Convergent
300
What kind of eruption will you have if the magma is thick and sticky?
Explosive
300
What is a batholith?
A mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools in the crust
300
What is Theia Mons?
The biggest volcano on Venus
300
Names something that you have learned about the solar system?
Bonus Points: 300
400
What is a "hot spot"?
Magma burns through the middle of a tectonic plate
400
What are the three stages of a volcano?
Active, dormant, extinct
400
What is a caldera?
A huge hole left by the collapse of a volcano
400
Order the planets from the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (My very educated mother just served us noodles).
400
Who Am I and where am I located? I am located in a place called the Ring of Fire where there are 167 active volcanoes. The eruption which took place in 1883 generated the loudest sound ever reported in history. The sun was blocked out for several days because of the volcanic fallout in the atmosphere.
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I am Krakotoa and am located in the Sunda Straight, right in between the Javan and Sumatra islands. It is a part of the Indonesian Island Arc. Each and every eruption so far on Krakatoa has caused massive and destructive tsunamis.
500
What is the "Ring of Fire"?
A volcanic belt that rings the Pacific Ocean
500
What is geothermal energy?
Energy created by magma heating water
500
This landform is named after a part of the body, what is it?
Volcanic Neck
500
Three "famous" volcano's are?
Select three: Mount Vesuvius, Mount Fuji, Krakatoa, Mount St Helens, Mount Etna, Stromboli, Ojos del Salado, Mauna Loa, Mount Pinatubo, Mount Tambora, Taal Volcano, Katla, Kilauea, Mount Merapi, Mount Rainer, or Santa Maria.
500
A "Scientific" description of a volcano is...
Collect 500 points.