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Vocabulary 15.2
Test Description: Plate tectonics vocabulary
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Define active volcano.
A
a volcano that is not active now, but may erupt in the future.
B
large volcanic forms with broad summit areas and low-sloping sides because the extruded products are
C
a volcano that is believed will never erupt again because there is no lava or magma supply to it. It
D
a volcano that has erupted or is going to erupt in the near future. When a volcano is erupting, smok
2) Define dormant volcano.
A
a volcano that is not active now, but may erupt in the future.
B
a volcano that has erupted or is going to erupt in the near future. When a volcano is erupting, smok
C
mountain that forms when magma is forced upward and flows onto Earth’s surface
D
a volcano that is believed will never erupt again because there is no lava or magma supply to it. It
3) Define extinct volcano.
A
a volcano that is not active now, but may erupt in the future.
B
a volcano that is believed will never erupt again because there is no lava or magma supply to it. It
C
a volcano that has erupted or is going to erupt in the near future. When a volcano is erupting, smok
D
large volcanic forms with broad summit areas and low-sloping sides because the extruded products are
4) Define shield volcano.
A
mounds that form when viscous lava is erupted slowly and piles up over the vent, rather than moving
B
are the most common kind of volcanoes. They are steep sided cones of basaltic fragments. Streaming g
C
large volcanic forms with broad summit areas and low-sloping sides because the extruded products are
D
sometimes called stratovolcanoes. They are typically steep-sided, symmetrical cones of large dimensi
5) Define cinder cone volcano.
A
large volcanic forms with broad summit areas and low-sloping sides because the extruded products are
B
sometimes called stratovolcanoes. They are typically steep-sided, symmetrical cones of large dimensi
C
mounds that form when viscous lava is erupted slowly and piles up over the vent, rather than moving
D
are the most common kind of volcanoes. They are steep sided cones of basaltic fragments. Streaming g
6) Define composite volcano.
A
sometimes called stratovolcanoes. They are typically steep-sided, symmetrical cones of large dimensi
B
mounds that form when viscous lava is erupted slowly and piles up over the vent, rather than moving
C
are the most common kind of volcanoes. They are steep sided cones of basaltic fragments. Streaming g
D
large volcanic forms with broad summit areas and low-sloping sides because the extruded products are
7) Define lava dome.
A
large fracture in rock along which movement occurs.
B
mounds that form when viscous lava is erupted slowly and piles up over the vent, rather than moving
C
a volcano that is not active now, but may erupt in the future.
D
sometimes called stratovolcanoes. They are typically steep-sided, symmetrical cones of large dimensi
8) Define fault.
A
the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas
B
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or a volcanic vent.
C
large fracture in rock along which movement occurs.
D
a series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in wh
9) Define earthquake.
A
mounds that form when viscous lava is erupted slowly and piles up over the vent, rather than moving
B
large fracture in rock along which movement occurs.
C
a series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in wh
D
a scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake. Named after the U.S.
10) Define richter scale.
A
large fracture in rock along which movement occurs.
B
a type of plate movement that occurs when one plate sinks beneath another plate.
C
a scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake. Named after the U.S.
D
the principle (rule) that states that Earth’s crust and lithosphere float on the upper part of the m
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