Section 18.1 Pre-Quiz

What major zone of volcanic activity would you find the Japanese Islands in?:

The world’s most active volcano is called what?

There are 3 types of volcanoes. The type that forms from nonexplosive eruptions most of the time:

The largest volcano in our solar system is located on what orbiting body in our solar system?

Long cracks that are found on the continental crust of the Earth that lava can flow out of would be known as:

The bowl-shaped depression found at the top of a volcano that is usually less than ½ mile across:

The world’s most active volcano has what type of volcanic eruptions?:

The majority (2/3’s) of the volcanic activity on the Earth is found occurring where?

Volcanoes that are found in Continental Arcs can have very violent eruptions. This can be attributed to when the oceanic plate is subducted it takes some ____________ down with it. This ____________ is heated and turns into a gas that expands and rises up under a great deal of pressure resulting in violent eruptions.

The opening through which molten rock comes out of on the side of a volcanic cone:

The largest volcano in our solar system is how many times higher than Mount Everest?

The passage way for the molten rock to travel towards the opening at the top of a volcano:

Molten rock found on the surface of the Earth is known as:

The type of volcanic cone that forms with just volcanic rock fragments piling up is known as:

What is the name of the city that was buried under more than 50 feet of heated mud and ash from a violent volcanic eruption in the year 79?

The type of volcanic cone that has both explosive & nonexplosive eruptions:

The world’s most active volcano has been erupting continuously since:

Another name for the solid debris sometimes violently ejected from the top of a volcano is:

There are 3 types of volcanoes. The type that has explosive eruptions most of the time:

The opening through which molten rock comes out of at the top of a volcano:

What major zone of volcanic activity would you find Mt. Vesuvius in?:

The world’s most active volcano is erupting because it is situated over top of a:

There are 3 types of volcanoes. The smallest of the 3 types of volcanic cones:

One way that a caldera can form is that when
the __________ ___________ empties due to
a decrease in pressure, the top of the volcano can
collapse into the emptied __________ __________.

The largest volcano in our solar system is what type of volcano?

The reservoir of molten rock under a volcano that is connected to the interior of the Earth:

The type of volcanic cone that forms with layer after layer of lava building up is known as:

The type of volcano that forms with alt. layers of lava & volcanic rock fragments is called a:

The large round-shaped igneous rock features that are formed underwater when molten rock comes up out of the ocean floor and into contact with the water:

What is the name of the volcano that had a violent volcanic eruption in the year 79 resulting in the total burial of some nearby towns?

Molten rock found inside of the Earth is known as:

What major zone of volcanic activity would you find Mt. Saint Helens in?:

The formation of most of the volcanoes on the land is a result of:

The largest volcano in our solar system is called what?

The solid debris that is sometimes violently ejected from the top of the volcano is:

There are 3 types of volcanoes. The largest of the 3 types of volcanic cones: