How Do Volcanoes Work?

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What is the term used to describe the entrance of a volcano?

  • Vent (correct)
  • Magma
  • Lava
  • Conduit

Which type of volcano is the most vigorous and expected to erupt again in the near future?

  • Active Volcano (correct)
  • Dormant Volcano
  • Extinct Volcano
  • All of the above

What is the term used to describe molten rocks that erupt from a volcano and solidify as they cool?

  • Ash
  • Vent
  • Lava (correct)
  • Magma

Which of the following is an example of a dormant volcano?

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

What is the term used to describe the hot molten rock coming from the mantle?

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

Which type of volcano is at the end of its life and no longer able to erupt?

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

What is a volcanic neck?

<p>A solid core of magma exposed after erosion of a volcano (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of volcano is known for its gentle, sloping sides?

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

What is the typical height range of a cinder cone volcano?

<p>400-1312 meters (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between shield volcanoes and cinder cone volcanoes?

<p>Shield volcanoes are made of lava flows, while cinder cones are made of pyroclastic materials (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical diameter of a shield volcano?

<p>100 km or more (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of volcanic eruption is associated with shield volcanoes?

<p>Non-explosive, effusive eruptions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of volcano forms from explosive eruptions with only one vent for magma flow?

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

How are composite volcanoes characterized?

<p>Steep slopes and alternating layers of lava flows and pyroclastic material (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of eruption characterizes volcanoes that build enough pressure to blow the top and send pyroclastic material into the air?

<p>Explosive eruption (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of volcano tends to increase in size after an eruption?

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

What kind of lava composition is typical for explosive volcanic eruptions?

<p>Granitic with high silica content (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What geographic coordinate specifies the north-south position of a point on Earth's surface?

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

What is the primary factor that determines the intensity and duration of sunlight received by a location on Earth?

<p>The tilt of the Earth's axis and its orbit around the Sun (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the correct order of seasons in the Northern Hemisphere?

<p>Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary driving force behind ocean currents?

<p>Winds, water density, and tides (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of low-pressure air masses?

<p>They are warm and moist (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the shape of the land's surface, including the direction in which the slope faces?

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

Which of the following gases is not a greenhouse gas?

<p>Oxygen (O2) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary force that causes the Earth's crust to break up into different plates?

<p>Slow movement of the tectonic plates (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the defining feature of a volcano?

<p>A vent or opening in the Earth's surface (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the underground cavity that contains magma beneath a volcano?

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

What is the name given to a small cone-shaped volcano formed by an accumulation of volcanic debris?

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

What is the name of the vertical, sheet-like magma body that cuts through older rocks or sediments?

<p>Dike or Dyke (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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?

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

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