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What is the term used to describe the entrance of a volcano?
What is the term used to describe the entrance of a volcano?
Which type of volcano is the most vigorous and expected to erupt again in the near future?
Which type of volcano is the most vigorous and expected to erupt again in the near future?
What is the term used to describe molten rocks that erupt from a volcano and solidify as they cool?
What is the term used to describe molten rocks that erupt from a volcano and solidify as they cool?
Which of the following is an example of a dormant volcano?
Which of the following is an example of a dormant volcano?
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What is the term used to describe the hot molten rock coming from the mantle?
What is the term used to describe the hot molten rock coming from the mantle?
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Which type of volcano is at the end of its life and no longer able to erupt?
Which type of volcano is at the end of its life and no longer able to erupt?
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What is a volcanic neck?
What is a volcanic neck?
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Which type of volcano is known for its gentle, sloping sides?
Which type of volcano is known for its gentle, sloping sides?
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What is the typical height range of a cinder cone volcano?
What is the typical height range of a cinder cone volcano?
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What is the primary difference between shield volcanoes and cinder cone volcanoes?
What is the primary difference between shield volcanoes and cinder cone volcanoes?
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What is the typical diameter of a shield volcano?
What is the typical diameter of a shield volcano?
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Which type of volcanic eruption is associated with shield volcanoes?
Which type of volcanic eruption is associated with shield volcanoes?
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What type of volcano forms from explosive eruptions with only one vent for magma flow?
What type of volcano forms from explosive eruptions with only one vent for magma flow?
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How are composite volcanoes characterized?
How are composite volcanoes characterized?
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What type of eruption characterizes volcanoes that build enough pressure to blow the top and send pyroclastic material into the air?
What type of eruption characterizes volcanoes that build enough pressure to blow the top and send pyroclastic material into the air?
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Which type of volcano tends to increase in size after an eruption?
Which type of volcano tends to increase in size after an eruption?
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What kind of lava composition is typical for explosive volcanic eruptions?
What kind of lava composition is typical for explosive volcanic eruptions?
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What geographic coordinate specifies the north-south position of a point on Earth's surface?
What geographic coordinate specifies the north-south position of a point on Earth's surface?
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What is the primary factor that determines the intensity and duration of sunlight received by a location on Earth?
What is the primary factor that determines the intensity and duration of sunlight received by a location on Earth?
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Which of the following is the correct order of seasons in the Northern Hemisphere?
Which of the following is the correct order of seasons in the Northern Hemisphere?
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What is the primary driving force behind ocean currents?
What is the primary driving force behind ocean currents?
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What is the characteristic of low-pressure air masses?
What is the characteristic of low-pressure air masses?
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What is the term used to describe the shape of the land's surface, including the direction in which the slope faces?
What is the term used to describe the shape of the land's surface, including the direction in which the slope faces?
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Which of the following gases is not a greenhouse gas?
Which of the following gases is not a greenhouse gas?
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What is the primary force that causes the Earth's crust to break up into different plates?
What is the primary force that causes the Earth's crust to break up into different plates?
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What is the defining feature of a volcano?
What is the defining feature of a volcano?
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What is the name of the underground cavity that contains magma beneath a volcano?
What is the name of the underground cavity that contains magma beneath a volcano?
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What is the name given to a small cone-shaped volcano formed by an accumulation of volcanic debris?
What is the name given to a small cone-shaped volcano formed by an accumulation of volcanic debris?
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What is the name of the vertical, sheet-like magma body that cuts through older rocks or sediments?
What is the name of the vertical, sheet-like magma body that cuts through older rocks or sediments?
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What is the name of the cylindrical-like pipe or opening through which magma exits the crater and reaches the Earth's surface as lava?
What is the name of the cylindrical-like pipe or opening through which magma exits the crater and reaches the Earth's surface as lava?
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