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Volcano Formation and Eruption

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What type of volcano is Mount Etna in Sicily?

Maar-diatreme

Shield

Composite

Cinder cone (correct)

What type of eruption results from a fissure, or crack, in the Earth's crust?

Fissure eruption (correct)

Volcanic pipe eruption

Caldera eruption

Lava dome eruption

What type of volcano is Mount St. Helens in Washington?

Shield (correct)

Cinder cone

Composite

Maar-diatreme

What forms when a volcano's lava is very thick and forms a pile on top of the volcano?

Lava dome Signup and view all the answers

What type of volcanic landform results from thick, gelatin-like lava that does not flow easily?

Lava dome Signup and view all the answers

What causes the formation of a caldera?

Imploding magma chamber Signup and view all the answers

What type of volcanic eruption results from a build-up of gas?

Maar-diatreme eruption Signup and view all the answers

What type of volcano is Mauna Loa in Hawaii?

Shield Signup and view all the answers

What is the hot, fluid rock that escapes from a volcano during an eruption called?

Lava Signup and view all the answers

How is a volcano formed?

By the cooling and hardening of magma Signup and view all the answers

What causes a volcanic eruption?

Pressure build-up under the Earth's crust Signup and view all the answers

What forms a volcanic pipe?

Accumulation of gas and magma under the Earth's crust Signup and view all the answers

What is the vent or opening in the crust that allows gas, magma, and ash to be released during an eruption?

Vent Signup and view all the answers

Where do most volcanoes form?

Along lines where pieces of the Earth's crust meet Signup and view all the answers

What is released during a volcanic eruption?

Gas, lava, and ash Signup and view all the answers

Volcano Formation and Eruption

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Questions and Answers

What type of volcano is Mount Etna in Sicily?

What type of eruption results from a fissure, or crack, in the Earth's crust?

What type of volcano is Mount St. Helens in Washington?

What forms when a volcano's lava is very thick and forms a pile on top of the volcano?

What type of volcanic landform results from thick, gelatin-like lava that does not flow easily?

What causes the formation of a caldera?

What type of volcanic eruption results from a build-up of gas?

What type of volcano is Mauna Loa in Hawaii?

What is the hot, fluid rock that escapes from a volcano during an eruption called?

How is a volcano formed?

What causes a volcanic eruption?

What forms a volcanic pipe?

What is the vent or opening in the crust that allows gas, magma, and ash to be released during an eruption?

Where do most volcanoes form?

What is released during a volcanic eruption?

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