Chapter 4- Volcanoes Test Review
What kind of volcano is made of layers of cinders? Cinder-cone volcano
Name the volcano that erupted in 79 AD and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum. Mount Vesuvius
What is melted rock deep within Earth called? magma
What is the most explosive type of volcano? Composite-cone volcano
What kind of volcano is formed when lava flows quietly from a crack in Earth’s crust? shield volcano
What is an instrument that detects Earth’s movements? seismometer
What is any opening in Earth’s crust through which hot gases, rocks, and melted material erupt? volcano
List these words in order from most active to least active: intermittent, dormant, active, extinct Active Intermittent Dormant Extinct
How are lava and magma different? Lava is magma that reaches Earth’s surface.
What is a large circular depression within a volcano’s summit called? A caldera
What are some examples of volcanic debris? volcanic bombs, cinders, ash, dust
Where is the Ring of Fire located? Around the edge of the Pacific Plate (Pacific Ocean)
What kind of eruptions are happening now in Hawaii- explosive or quiet and slow? quiet and slow
A deep trench forms when plates collide in what kind of zone? subduction zone
What kind of volcano is Mauna Loa? Shield volcano
What kind of volcano is Vesuvius? Composite-cone volcano
The islands of the Philippines are an example of what system? island arc
What does a tiltmeter measure? It measures the slope of an area of a volcano.
Name the place that is described the following activities: Kenya & Kilimanjaro formed when 3 plates separated some of Earth’s oldest volcanoes ancient remains are found here The Great Rift Valley
Name the robot can travel inside volcanoes to gather data. Dante
What is a region within a plate where magma occurs in a chamber near Earth’s surface? hot spot
Name the process that occurs at divergent plate boundaries. rifting
Where do volcanoes occur? along plate boundaries
What kind of lava is produced by the most explosive kind of volcano? sticky lava and rock bits
Name the place described by the following clues: *Mauna Loa & Kilauea *quiet eruptions *formed as a plate moved over a hot spot *an active volcano is currently forming an island Hawaiian Islands
What kind of volcano is Mount Pinatubo? cinder-cone volcano
What kind of eruption does a shield volcano have? What kind of lava is produced? quiet lava flow very fluid lava
Name the three kinds of volcanoes. Shield Cinder-cone Composite- cone