Lesson Check: Volcano Risks PDF

Answer Key with Questions Lesson Check: Volcano Risks 1) Locations where volcanoes form far from plate boundaries are called. Correct Answer hot spots 2) Today, people are never killed by volcanic eruptions. True False Correct Answer Fals...

Answer Key with Questions Lesson Check: Volcano Risks 1) Locations where volcanoes form far from plate boundaries are called. Correct Answer hot spots 2) Today, people are never killed by volcanic eruptions. True False Correct Answer False 3) Which of the following is NOT studied by geologists to predict volcanic eruptions? A) ground deformation B) earthquake swarms C) change in shape of the volcano D) animal behavior Correct Answer D) animal behavior Copyright © 2019, McGraw-Hill Education. 1/8 This content was printed for the exclusive use of licensed students. Answer Key with Questions Lesson Check: Volcano Risks 4) Which statement accurately describes a pyroclastic flow? A) Pyroclastic flows move at speeds of more than 100 km/hr and have temperatures over 1,000°C. B) Pyroclastic flows occur when the snow and ice of the summit are melted and mix with the ash and mud on the mountain. C) Pyroclastic flows move very slowly, and are rarely deadly. D) Pyroclastic flows move very quickly but are relatively cool. Correct Answer A) Pyroclastic flows move at speeds of more than 100 km/hr and have temperatures over 1,000°C. 5) How many volcanoes erupt each year, on average. A) less than 5 B) around 20 C) around 60 D) more than 100 Correct Answer C) around 60 Copyright © 2019, McGraw-Hill Education. 2/8 This content was printed for the exclusive use of licensed students. Answer Key with Questions Lesson Check: Volcano Risks 6) The Hawaiian Islands are examples of volcanoes that are associated with a _______. A) convergent plate boundary B) divergent plate boundary C) transform plate boundary D) hot spot Correct Answer D) hot spot 7) A ____ often forms a mountain when layers of lava and volcanic ash erupt and build up. A) caldera B) volcano C) dike D) batholith Correct Answer B) volcano 8) Ash, lava, and erupt from the crater of a volcano. Correct Answer gases Copyright © 2019, McGraw-Hill Education. 3/8 This content was printed for the exclusive use of licensed students. Answer Key with Questions Lesson Check: Volcano Risks 9) If lava from volcanoes moves slowly enough that people can get away from it, why are volcanoes dangerous? Correct Answer Answers may vary. Explanation Volcanoes also spew smoke, steam, ash, cinders, and gas. The gas can be deadly. The ash and cinders can be hot enough to start fires and thick enough to bury houses and fields and suffocate people. Copyright © 2019, McGraw-Hill Education. 4/8 This content was printed for the exclusive use of licensed students. Answer Key with Questions Lesson Check: Volcano Risks 10) Mount St. Helens is a volcano in the state of Washington. One way scientists monitor volcanoes is by using a tool, called a seismometer, on the volcano that measures the strength of earthquakes. In addition, visual observations are frequently made of Mount St. Helens. The table lists data about Mount St. Helens recorded over several months in 1980. Explain why this type of data can be used by scientists to predict volcanic eruptions. Copyright © 2019, McGraw-Hill Education. 5/8 This content was printed for the exclusive use of licensed students. Answer Key with Questions Lesson Check: Volcano Risks Correct Answer Answers may vary. Explanation This information can be used to predict future volcanic eruptions because certain geologic events often come before eruptions, including an increase in earthquake frequency and magnitude, landslides, and the presence of ash clouds. Copyright © 2019, McGraw-Hill Education. 6/8 This content was printed for the exclusive use of licensed students. Answer Key with Questions Lesson Check: Volcano Risks 11) Students conducted research on volcanoes to learn about typical signs of potential volcanic eruptions. Based on their research, they created the data table below. Then they asked some of their classmates to use this information to predict which volcano listed in the table is most likely to erupt next. Their classmates make the following predictions: Caeley predicts Volcano 1 will erupt next. Justine predicts Volcano 2 will erupt next. Renée predicts Volcano 3 will erupt next. Angela predicts Volcano 4 will erupt next. Whose prediction is supported by the data? A) Caeley’s, because Volcano 1 has the most intense seismic activity. Rationale: Volcano 1 has infrequent earthquakes and no ground swelling; so, it will probably not erupt first. B) Justine’s, because Volcano 2 has more than one piece of evidence of change in activity. Rationale: Volcano 2 shows many of the signs that scientists analyze before an eruption. It is likely that since it has been a long time since the volcano erupted (300 years ago), pressure has been building up in the crust. The ground swelling, increasing earthquakes, and vapor being emitted are all signs that the pressure is starting to be released. C) Renee’s, because Volcano 3 erupted most recently. Rationale: Volcano 3 has fewer observations signaling an impending eruption. The earthquakes are not increasing in frequency and no vapors are detected. It is likely that since it erupted in recent history (50 years ago), there has not been time to build up any pressure in the crust. D) Angela’s, because Volcano 4 shows the fewest signs of normal volcanic activity. Rationale: The lack of observable changes indicates that the volcano is dormant, not soon to erupt. Correct Answer Copyright © 2019, McGraw-Hill Education. 7/8 This content was printed for the exclusive use of licensed students. Answer Key with Questions Lesson Check: Volcano Risks B) Justine’s, because Volcano 2 has more than one piece of evidence of change in activity. Copyright © 2019, McGraw-Hill Education. 8/8 This content was printed for the exclusive use of licensed students.  Constructed-Response Rubric PE: MS-ESS3-2: Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects. Level of Evidence of Understanding Understanding Student response provides clear evidence of using the dimensions* to make sense Demonstrating of scientific phenomena and/or to design solutions to problems. Student is able to: 3 Expected Understanding draw two diagrams that represent two ways that the interactions of a light wave with a piece of cardboard are similar to the interactions of a sound wave with a piece of cardboard and one way that the interactions are different. Student response provides partial evidence of using the dimensions* to make 2 Progressing sense of scientific phenomena and/or to design solutions to problems. The toward response lacks some critical information and details or contains some errors. Understanding Student is able to: ▪ explain how this type of data can be used by scientists to predict volcanic eruptions. Beginning to Student response is incomplete or provides minimal evidence of using the 1 Develop dimensions* to make sense of scientific phenomena and/or to design solutions Understanding to problems. Student does not respond or student response is inaccurate, irrelevant, or Not Showing 0 contains insufficient evidence of using the dimensions* to make sense of scientific Understanding phenomena and/or to design solutions to problems. *As outlined in the Performance Expectations (PE) of the NGSS, the three dimensions are the disciplinary core ideas (DCI), science and engineering practices (SEP), and crosscutting concepts (CCC). Note that due to the complexity of the PEs, individual assessment items may not address all three dimensions. Scoring Notes: Possible answers include: This information can be used to predict future volcanic eruptions because certain geologic events often come before eruptions, including an increase in earthquake frequency and magnitude, landslides, and the presence of ash clouds. © Measured Progress. Reproduced with permission.