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Volcano Formation
It's Gonna Blow!
Too Hot To Handle
Types of Volcanoes
Epic Randomness
100
The volcanic mountains created by a diverging boundary on the ocean floor
Mid-ocean ridge
100
A type of volcanic activity where groundwater heated by a nearby body of magma rises and collects in a pool
Hot spring
100
The cooler, slower-moving type of quiet-eruption lava
Aa
100
A volcano with wide, gently sloping sides, usually with quiet eruptions
Shield volcano
100
What number president is our current president?
44th
200
An area volcanoes are found where the mantle melts the crust like a torch (formed the Hawaiian Islands)
Hot spot
200
A type of volcanic activity where a fountain of water and steam heated by nearby magma erupts from the ground
Geyser
200
A bowl-shaped pit or depression at the top of a volcano
Crater
200
A tall volcano formed from alternating layers of different materials like lava and ash
Composite volcano
200
How many US states begin with the letter "m"?
8
300
An opening in a volcano from which lava erupts
Vent
300
If a volcano is in this stage of its existence, it is not likely to erupt ever again
Extinct
300
Hotter, faster-moving type of quiet-eruption lava
Pahoehoe
300
A cone-shaped volcano with a narrow base, steep sides and forms from pyroclastic eruptions
Cinder cone volcano
300
How many pounds are in a ton?
2,000
400
Molten rock that exists below the earth’s surface
Magma
400
This kind of volcano is one that is not erupting now, but may erupt in the future.
Dormant
400
A landform from lava in which the magma chamber and pipe empty and the walls collapse in
Caldera
400
This feature from magma forms when magma hardens in a volcano’s pipe and eventually becomes exposed
Volcanic neck
400
What is the tallest, even-toed ungulate mammal on Earth?
Giraffe
500
A long tube in a volcano that carries magma up to the vent
Pipe
500
This kind of volcano is one that is erupting or shows signs of eruption
Active
500
This landform from lava is created when thin, runny lava spreads far and creates a high, level surface
Lava plateau
500
A feature formed from magma when a large mass of magma cools beneath Earth’s surface
Batholith
500
What date is the Winter Solstice?
December 21st