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A VOLCANO THAT HAS BEEN ACTIVE AT SOME TIME IN RECORDED HISTORY, BUT HAS NOT HAD A RECENT ERUPTION
a) EXTINCT
b) DORMANT
c)
d)
A VOLCANO THAT PRODUCES LAVA FOUNTAINS OR FIRE CURTAINS
a) PLINIAN
b) HAWAIIAN
c)
d)
A VOLCANO CHARACTERIZED BY HOT CLOUDS OF GAS AND DUST THAT IT EXPELS
a) PLINIAN
b) HAWAIIAN
c)
d)
A VOLCANO THAT HAS ERUPTED RECENTLY
a) DORMANT
b) ACTIVE
c)
d)
A VOLCANO THAT HAS NOT ERUPTED IN RECORDED HISTORY
a) EXTINCT
b) DORMANT
c)
d)
THE STRENGTH OF AN EARTHQUAKE IS CALLED
a) MAGNITUDE
b) RICHTER
c)
d)
WHAT OCCURS WHEN NATURAL ACIDS SLOWLY EAT INTO A ROCK, BREAKING IT APART?
a) PHYSICAL WEATHERING
b) CHEMICAL WEATHERING
c)
d)
THE TEMPERATURE OF ROCKS____________WITH DEPTH
a) INCREASES
b) DECREASES
c)
d)
WHAT IS CREATED WHEN TRAPPED GASES BLAST THROUGH THE EARTH'S SURFACE?
a) VENT
b) EXPLOSION
c)
d)
WHAT ALLOWS MOLTEN ROCK AND HOT GASES TO ESCAPE FROM WITHIN THE EARTH?
a) VOLCANO
b) FISSURE
c)
d)
WHICH FACT ABOUT A SHIELD VOLCANO IS FALSE?
a) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS WERE FORMED BY THIS VOLCANO
b) FORMED FROM LARGE AN=MOUNTS OF VERY FLUID LAVA THAT BUILT UP GRADUALLY,
c) AN EXAMPLE IS PARACUTIN
d)
WHICH STATEMENT IS NOT TRUE ABOUT A CINDER CONE VOLCANO?
a) FORMED BY TEPHRA AND MOSTLY LAVA
b) FORMED BY ERUPTIONS OF MOSTLY TEPHRA AND VERY LITTLE LAVA
c) PARICUTIN IS AN EXAMPLE
d)
WHICH STATEMENT IS NOT TRUE FOR A COMPOSITE VOLCANO
a) MT. ST. HELENS IS AN EXAMPLE
b) FORMED BY ALTERNATING LAYERS OF TEPHRA AND LAVA
c) FORMED BY LARGE AMOUNTS OF VERY FLUID LAVA
d)
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