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QuickCheck Volcanoes

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Instructions:Readeachquestioncarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.

Whataretwodetailsthatsupportthemainideaofthesectiontitled“ShieldVolcanoes”?

AShieldvolcanoeshavesmoothmountainslopesandsteady,gentleeruptions.

BShieldvolcanoesoftenhavecinderconesandlavadomes.

CShieldvolcanoesaretall,snow-cappedmountainswithexplosiveeruptions.

DShieldvolcanoeshavecraterswithlakesinthem.

Whatisthemainideaofthesectiontitled“CinderConesandLavaDomes”?

ASomevolcanoesarenotactiveenoughtoformlarge

mountains,butcreatecinderconesandlavadomes.

BCinderconeseruptonlyonce,andlavadomeshaveviolenteruptions.

CLavadomesoftenforminareaswithothervolcanicactivity.

DCinderspileuparoundtheventintocone-shapedhills.

Whatvolcanicfeaturessometimesoccurinsidethecratersofactivevolcanoes?

Acindercones

Blavadomes

Ccalderasandcindercones

Dcinderconesandlavadomes

Volcanoesformwhen .

Amountainchainscreatehotspots

BmagmafromdeepinsideEarthbreaksthroughthecrusttothesurface

Cthepressurefromtallmountainsmeltsrockandcreatespoolsofmagma

Drocksgrindtogetherandcreateearthquakes

Magmaismadeof .

Adustandash

Bmeltedrock

Ctreesand nts

Doilandgas

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QuickCheck( ) Volcanoes

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Whatisasurgecloud?

Aacloudofsuperheatedgas,ash,anddustthatmovesquicklyalongtheground

Bafast-flowingriverofmoltenlava

Cacloudthatcreateslightningsurges

Dalloftheabove

HowareHawaiiandYellowstoneNationalParkalike?

AHawaiiandYellowstonebothareexamplesofcompositevolcanoes.

BHawaiiandYellowstonebothsitabovea“hotspot.”

CHawaiiandYellowstonebothhavemanyvolcanicgeysers.

DHawaiiandYellowstonebotharetropicalislands.

Whichofthefollowingaretypicalcharacteristicsofcompositevolcanoes?

Asteepsides

Blargemountains

Cbowl-shapedcraters

Dalloftheabove

Whathasresultedfromlargevolcanicashclouds?

Acompletedarknessaroundtheworld

Bcolderthanusualsummersfarfromthevolcano

Cfloodscausedbymeltediceandsnow

Dalloftheabove

Whatdoesdormantmean?

Areadytoexplode

Binactiveforalongtime

Clikelytoformcloudsmadefromvolcanicash

Dunabletoformlavadomes

ExtendedResponse:Exintheterm“RingofFire.”Howdoyouthinkthistermcametobeused?

ExtendedResponse:Write

abriefsummaryofthisbook.

QuickCheckAnswerSheet

MainComprehensionSkill:MainIdeaandDetails

AMainIdeaandDetails

AMainIdeaandDetails

DMainIdeaandDetails

BCauseandEffect

BVocabulary

AVocabulary

BCompareandContrast

DMainIdeaandDetails

BCauseandEffect

BVocabulary

Answerswillvarybutshouldincludeideassuchasthefollowing:TheRingofFireisaregionaroundtheedgesofthePacificOcean.Itisshapedlike

aringandincludesmanyactivevolcanoes.

Answerswillvarybutshouldincludeideassuchasthefollowing:thisbookexinsmanythings