Types Of Volcanes Question Preview (ID: 17319)


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Moderate to violent eruptions throwing volcanic ash, cinders and lava into the air
a) Cinder Cone volcano
b) Shield volcano
c) Composite volcano
d) None of the above

Largest type of volcano
a) Composite volcano
b) Cinder Cone Volcano
c) Shield volcano
d) Ring of fire

A relatively small cone of volcanic material formed from tephra
a) Cinder cone volcano
b) Shield volcano
c) Composite volcano
d) San Andreas Fault

Sometimes erupts violently, forming a layer of tephra, sometimes a quieter eruption forming a lava layer
a) Composite volcano
b) Shield volcano
c) Cinder Cone Volcano
d) Say what

Forms along subduction zones
a) Cinder cone volcanoes
b) Shield volcano
c) Composite volcano
d) Mount Arapaho

Buildup of basaltic layers, forming a broad volcano with gently sloping sides
a) Shield volcano
b) Composite volcano
c) Cinder cone volcano
d) Mount Jackson

Forms where magma is being forced up from the extreme depths within Earth, or in areas where Earth's plates are moving apart
a) Shield volcano
b) Composite volcano
c) Cinder cone volcano
d) Volcanic Mars

Sunset Crater, near Flagstaff Arizona
a) Cinder cone volcano
b) Shield volcano
c) Composite volcano
d) Hill volcano

Mount Saint Helens, in Washington
a) Cinder cone volcano
b) Shield volcano
c) Composite volcano
d) Mount Rushmore

A steps side mountain composed of alternating layers of lava and tephra
a) Cinder cone volcano
b) Shield volcano
c) Composite volcano
d) Mount Mickey Mouse

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