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Science 8: Chapter 9 Lesson 2

Quiz by Mikaela Janicke

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  • Q1
    A fast-moving cloud of hot gas, ash, and rock from a erupting volcano is a
    mudflow
    ash fall
    pyroclastic flow
    60s
  • Q2
    Volcanoes form along convergent boundaries as a result of
    hot spots in the magma
    seafloor spreading
    subduction and rising magma
    60s
  • Q3
    Eruption style depends on the magma's viscosity and the
    volume of ash in the magma.
    amount of dissolved gases in the magma.
    size of the volcano that erupts.
    60s
  • Q4
    A large volcano with gentle slopes is a
    composite volcano.
    cinder cone volcano.
    shield volcano.
    60s
  • Q5
    The Ring of Fire is a group of Hawaiian shield volcanoes.
    False
    True
    60s
  • Q6
    Composite volcanoes often form at convergent plate boundaries.
    False
    True
    60s
  • Q7
    Viscosity is a liquid's resistance to flow.
    True
    False
    60s
  • Q8
    A caldera is a large volcano that forms at a divergent plate boundary.
    True
    False
    60s
  • Q9
    A cinder cone is a small volcano with steep sides.
    True
    False
    60s
  • Q10
    Volcanoes that are not associated with plate boundaries are called hot spots.
    False
    True
    60s
  • Q11
    What flow is a fast-moving cloud of ash, hot gases, and rock that explodes from an erupting volcano.
    cinder cone
    pyroclastic
    andesite
    shield
    60s
  • Q12
    What volcanoes form at divergent plate boundaries and hot spots?
    composite
    viscosity
    divergent
    Shield
    60s
  • Q13
    What besides viscosity determines the explosiveness of magma?
    gases
    adesite
    hot spots
    water
    60s
  • Q14
    Around what ocean is the Ring of Fire?
    Pacific
    caldera
    viscosity
    hot spots
    60s
  • Q15
    What large steep-sided volcanoes form at convergent plate boundaries?
    composite
    divergent
    pyroclastic
    andesite
    60s

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