mostly abt volcanos Quiz
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What property of magma is described as its resistance to flow?

  • Temperature
  • Viscosity (correct)
  • Density
  • Pressure
  • In which type of eruption does magma fall slowly down the volcano?

  • Subglacial eruption
  • Non-explosive eruption (correct)
  • Supervolcanic eruption
  • Explosive eruption
  • What type of volcano is dome-shaped with a gentle slope?

  • Cinder cone volcano
  • Shield volcano (correct)
  • Submarine volcano
  • Composite volcano
  • Which type of volcano is the simplest, with a narrow base and steep sides?

    <p>Cinder cone volcano</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the description of dormant volcanoes?

    <p>Have not erupted in the last thousand years but expected to erupt in the future</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What feature characterizes cinder cone volcanoes?

    <p>Narrow base and steep sides</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of the relief features of the earth's crust called?

    <p>Geomorphology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is magma that has been exposed to the atmosphere called?

    <p>Lava</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of a volcano is described as a channel or pipe that conveys liquids like magma?

    <p>Main Vent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basin-like depression over a vent at the summit of a volcano called?

    <p>Crater</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a flowing mixture of volcanic debris and water?

    <p>Lahar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are solidified lava flows that forced their way between and parallel to older layers of rocks called?

    <p>Sill</p> Signup and view all the answers

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