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Grade 6 Volcanoes
What could cause a volcanic eruption?
  1. weather changes
  2. acid rain
  3. heated magma rising to the surface
  4. a hot spot
Grade 6 Volcanoes
This large, gradually sloping volcano has mild eruptions and a continuous flow of lava. Scientists will study the composition of the gathered lava.
  1. Active Shield Volcano
  2. Extinct Shield Volcano
  3. Active Cinder Cone Volcano
  4. Dormant Composite Cone Volcano
Grade 6 Volcanoes
A certain volcano is expected to erupt again within the next five years. It has a bowl-like crater at its top and only one main vent.
  1. Active Shield Volcano
  2. Extinct Shield Volcano
  3. Active Cinder Cone Volcano
  4. Dormant Composite Cone Volcano
Grade 7 Volcanoes
Grade 9 Volcanoes
Of the following locations, where would the volcano shown be most likely to develop?
Volcano - Fissure Vent - Small
  1. transform fault
  2. subduction zone
  3. mantle hot spot
  4. mid-ocean ridge
Grade 9 Volcanoes
Grade 6 Volcanoes
Pyroclastic material is
  1. material formed underground from magma.
  2. material ejected from an exploding volcano.
Grade 7 Volcanoes
There are four main types of volcanoes, they are
  1. shield, dormant, pyramid, and crater.
  2. shield, dome, cinder, and composite.
  3. dome, crater, layered, and pointy.
  4. dome, dormant, composite, and crater.
Grade 7 Volcanoes
Volcanic eruptions have the ability to
  1. change the landscape of nearby areas.
  2. change the climate.
  3. destroy whole cities and/or towns.
  4. all of the above.
  5. none of the above.
Grade 6 Volcanoes
Match the following states of volcano with its correct definition.
__ Active Volcano A. It is a volcano which has erupted thousands of years ago and there’s no possibility of eruption.
__ Dormant Volcano B. It is a volcano which has recently erupted and there is a possibility that it may erupt soon.
__ Extinct Volcano C. It is a volcano which has not erupted in a long time but there is a possibility it can erupt in the future.
Grade 9 Volcanoes
Where would the type of volcano shown be most likely to form?
Volcano - Stratovolcano - Small
  1. mantle hot spot
  2. subduction zone
  3. divergent boundary
  4. transform boundary
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