10 Questions
What type of lava flows short distances?
Acid Lava
What is a large, circular depression in a volcanic terrain called?
Caldera
What type of volcano is composed of coarse pyroclasts expelled from the vent by escaping gases?
Cinder Cone
Where does a collision boundary occur?
Where two plates move together
What is the point within the earth's crust where an earthquake occurred called?
Epicentre
Acid lava is thin and runny and can flow long distances.
False
A cinder cone is a steep, conical hill built up about a volcanic vent and composed of coarse pyroclasts expelled from the vent by escaping gases.
True
A conservative boundary is where two plates move together.
False
The core is the center of the earth.
True
An earthquake is a shaking of the earth's crust.
True
Test your knowledge of volcanic features and types of lava with this quiz. Identify and differentiate between thick, viscous acid lava and thin, runny basic lava. Learn about geological formations such as calderas, cinder cones, and composite volcanoes.
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