1. Volcano Jeopardy
Hot Words
Volcanic Features
Pot Luck
100
200
300
400

2. Directions
This game is a review of volcanoes and can be played individually or against a classmate.
Like Jeopardy, you may choose to answer questions in any order you choose.
There is a link to a score sheet, be honest with your entries.
Incorrect answers are entered with a minus sign.
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7. Make sure that you review your notes before our exam.
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8. Magma that erupts onto the earth’s surface is ______.
tephra
lost
lava
fused

9. A Geologist studies:
space
weather
rocks
intelligence

10. Mafic lava is rich in magnesium and _____.
copper
carbon
sulfur
iron

11. Tephra is also known as:
pyroclastic material
combustible material
an ancient Greek God
lapilli

12. What type of lava flows out of oceanic volcanoes?
felsic aa
mafic
pahoehoe

13. Pyroclastic material that is round or spindle-shaped is called:
volcanic bomb
volcanic ash
ropey
volcanic cinders

14. Great pressure in the asthenosphere keeps the rock there:
felsic
solid
molten
gaseous

15. A string of volcanoes that forms along a trench is called:
an island arc
a fissure
a mid-ocean ridge
a subducted plate

16. Felsic lava is usually identified by its color and:
silica content
rounded shapes
ropey texture
sulfur content

17. What causes bulging in the surface of volcanoes?
buildup of volcanic blocks
upward movement of magma
changes in volcanic gases
eruptions of pyroclastic material

18. Which of the following generally results from a quiet lava eruption?
cinder cone
shield volcano
surface bulge
stratovolcano

19. Iceland was formed over a:
convergent boundary
subduction zone
caldera
mid-ocean ridge