Earth Science Geology, the Environment, and the Universe

Chapter 18: Volcanism

Standardized Test Practice-English

1
What type of magma has the lowest silica content and is the least explosive?
A)basaltic magma
B)granitic magma
C)andesitic magma
D)rhyolitic magma
2
__________ is the internal resistance to flow of a liquid.
A)Specific gravity
B)Gravity
C)Viscosity
D)Weight
3
A __________ is a mushroom-shaped pluton with a round top and flat bottom.
A)laccolith
B)sill
C)batholith
D)stock
4
A tabular pluton that cuts across preexisting rock is called a __________.
A)dike
B)stock
C)sill
D)laccolith
5
What is the name for an igneous intrusion that is smaller than a batholith but similar in shape?
A)sill
B)stock
C)dike
D)laccolith
6
What type of igneous pluton is tabular and parallel to surrounding rock layers?
A)a sill
B)a batholith
C)a dike
D)a stock
7
What two things does the appearance of a volcano depend on?
A)type of material and eruption
B)type of eruption and temperature of the lava
C)type of material and viscosity
D)type of eruption and latitude
8
What is a pyroclastic flow?
A)a mixture of volcanic gas, ash, and other tephra
B)when lava comes out of a volcanic vent
C)lava that hardens into a batholith
D)poisonous gas of a volcano
9
Where do most volcanoes form?
A)in the southern hemisphere
B)at plate boundaries
C)far from plate boundaries
D)along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
10
What are large, angular fragments thrown from a volcano called?
A)ash
B)volcanic bombs
C)volcanic blocks
D)lapilli
11
How is a volcanic crater connected to a magma chamber?
A)by a vent
B)by tephra
C)by a hot spot
D)by a sill
12
What type of volcano forms from alternating layers of tephra and nonexplosive lava?
A)composite volcano
B)cinder cone
C)caldera
D)shield volcano
13
How was the volcano cone shown in the figure formed?
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A)a mixture of lava and volcanic fragments
B)uplifting of mountains before exploding into a volcano
C)material is ejected into the air and falls back to earth
D)layer upon layer of basaltic lava accumulating during nonexplosive eruptions
14
What happens as a lithospheric plate moves over a hot spot?
A)The plate descends in to the mantle.
B)A chain of volcanoes forms.
C)the pressure of the plate keeps magma below Earth's surface.
D)The hot spot is pushed to the edge of the plate.
15
Mount St. Helens erupted with a massive cloud of dust and ash. What type of volcano is Mount St. Helens?
A)hot spot
B)shield
C)composite
D)cinder cone
16
Which relationship between geologic structures and plate boundaries is most accurate?
A)Explosive volcanoes most often occur near convergent boundaries.
B)Folded mountains commonly develop at divergent boundaries.
C)Rift valleys are usually produced at convergent boundaries.
D)Volcanic arcs are usually found along transform boundaries.
17
When magma emerges explosively from a volcano, it often forms rocky fragments called tephra. The largest pieces of tephra are called _________ .
A)lava chunks
B)magma rocks
C)tephra balls
D)volcanic blocks
18
What is the name for a large creator formed when a magma chamber collapses?
A)volcanic canyon
B)depression
C)caldera
D)sinkhole
19
Which best characterizes a composite volcano?
A)violent eruptions producing gentle slopes
B)violent eruptions producing steep slopes
C)voluminous lava flows producing gentle slopes
D)voluminous lava floes producing steep slopes
20
Where are most of Earth's explosive volcanoes located?
A)in rift valleys
B)in subduction zones
C)along mid-ocean ridges
D)at the poles
21
Hawaii, which sits over a hot spot located near the center of the Pacific plate, is which type of volcano?
A)cinder cone volcano
B)composite volcano
C)lava dome volcano
D)shield volcano
22
A wide, dome-shaped volcano built from thin, freely flowing lava is called a(n) __________ .
A)composite volcano
B)umbrella volcano
C)shield volcano
D)drumlin volcano
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