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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 (B)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What feature characterizes cinder cone volcanoes?

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

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

<p>Geomorphology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Lava (B)</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 (D)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Lahar (B)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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