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Living with Tectonic Hazards Gateway 2 (Volcanoes)

Quiz by Ee-laine Oh

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10 questions
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  • Q1
    At which plate boundaries do volcanoes form?
    only divergent
    convergent & divergent
    only convergent
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following plate movements do not result in volcano formation?
    continental-continental divergence
    oceanic-oceanic divergence
    oceanic-continental convergence
    continental-continental convergence
    30s
  • Q3
    What is a magma chamber?
    A reservoir of water beneath the earth's crust
    Openings in the earth's surface
    A reservoir of molten rock beneath the earth's crust
    A secondary cone
    30s
  • Q4
    Why do secondary cones form?
    Magma needs an alternative route to flow onto the Earth's surface and solidifies layer by layer
    To make the volcano prettier
    The magma tries to create more vents
    Because magma is fluid
    30s
  • Q5
    What is a caldera?
    A large accumulation of magma
    Vulcanicity throwing up ash
    Alternating layers of ash and lava
    A large depression after the volcano's crater collapses inwards
    30s
  • Q6
    When a volcano has a violent eruption, it is due to:
    pressure built up within the volcano
    fluid lava flowing from the volcano
    A large magma chamber
    the volcano having a huge crater
    30s
  • Q7
    Viscosity is:
    the lava's resistance to flow
    Low-silica lava
    Slow moving lava
    Non-sticky lava
    30s
  • Q8
    Which of the following characteristics do not belong to a shield volcano?
    Gentle eruption
    Steep-sided slopes
    Wide base
    Low silica lava
    30s
  • Q9
    What are pyroclasts?
    volcanic fragments hurled through the air from volcanic explosions
    Steam
    Melted Ice from the tops of volcanoes
    Lava
    30s
  • Q10
    What are lahars?
    super-heated gases
    high-silica lava
    fast flowing mudflows
    alternate layers of ash and lava
    30s

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