Volcano Science Quiz

The major types of volcanoes include stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, calderas, and mid-ocean ridges.

Most volcanoes are located where tectonic plates meet, because the interaction of these plates causes volcanic activity.

The Ring of Fire is a path that traces the boundaries between several tectonic plates around the Pacific Ocean, containing about 75 percent of the planet's volcanoes.

<p>All volcanoes emit gas and molten rock.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The bottomless cauldrons beneath the surface of the earth are fueled by an ancient heat source, bubbling and boiling thousands of miles beneath the surface.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Most volcanoes are located where tectonic plates meet.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The major types of volcanoes include stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, calderas, and mid-ocean ridges.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Ring of Fire is a path that traces the boundaries between several tectonic plates around the Pacific Ocean, containing about 75 percent of the planet's volcanoes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The bottomless cauldrons beneath the surface of the earth are fueled by an ancient heat source, bubbling and boiling thousands of miles beneath the surface.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All volcanoes emit gas and molten rock.</p> Signup and view all the answers