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Magma that breaks through to Earth’s surface is _________________.
a) lava
b) plates
c) cinder-cone
d) mantle

Most volcanoes form in places where ________________ push toward each other, and one dive under the other.
a) mantle
b) plates
c) lava
d) composite

An opening in Earth’s crust from which magma flows is a(n) _______________.
a) lava
b) composite
c) volcano
d) mantle

A narrow, steep mountain formed from cinders is a(n) _________________ volcano.
a) shield
b) plates
c) lava
d) cinder-cone

The lower edge of a diving plate melts in the _______________, producing hot magma that rises in the crust.
a) lava
b) mantle
c) volcano
d) plates

A large, broad mountain composed of hardened lava is a(n) ______________________ volcano.
a) composite
b) cinder-cone
c) shield
d) plate

A series of volcanic islands that form along a plate boundary is a(n) _______________________.
a) island arc
b) composite volcano
c) crater
d) volcano

A large, cone shaped volcano built from alternating layers of cinders and hardened lava is a _______________.
a) volcano
b) crater
c) composite volcano
d) island arc

A large, cone shaped mountain formed by layers of lava and cinders is a(n) ________________ volcano.
a) cinder-cone
b) composite volcano
c) plates
d) lava

An opening in Earth’s crust through which magma flows is a _______________________.
a) island arc
b) crater
c) composite volcano
d) volcano

A cup-shaped depression that forms around a volcanoes vent is a ___________________.
a) volcano
b) crater
c) island arc
d) composite

Magma that reaches Earth’s surface is __________________.
a) lava
b) shield volcano
c) hot spot
d) island chain

A stationary pool of magma below Earth’s crust is a ________________________.
a) lava
b) shield volcano
c) hot spot
d) island chain

A cone shaped volcano of cinders, with a narrow base and steep sides is a _____________________.
a) cinder-cone volcano
b) island chain
c) lava
d) shield volcano

A broad volcano with gently sloping sides formed from thin, fluid lava is a ________________.
a) cinder-cone volcano
b) island chain
c) hot spot
d) shield volcano

A line of islands is a __________________.
a) hot spot
b) island chain
c) cinder-cone volcano
d) lava

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