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Quiz 6: Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics

Quiz 6: Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics

Choose the best possible answer to the following questions about Key Concept 6 "Volcanoes and plate tectonics."

This activity contains 8 questions.

	According to the information at this Volcano World page on volcanic eruption types, which tectonic setting accounts for most volcanic eruptions?   rift subduction intraplate none of the above

	According to the Volcano World page on volcanic eruption types, which tectonic setting accounts for the majority of lava and tephra production?   subduction intraplate basin rift none of the above

	From the following choices, which feature would most likely be found at the indicated locations? (Image courtesy of NOAA) This question presents 4 items numbered 3.1 through 3.4. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through D. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image. 3.1 pillow basalts and rifts [hint] A B C D 3.2 composite cone(s) [hint] A B C D 3.3 intraplate igneous bodies [hint] A B C D 3.4 shield volcano [hint] A B C D

	Match the lava type/composition with the type of volcano with which it is most associated. A matching question presents 5 answer choices and 5 items. The answer choices are lettered A through E. The items are numbered 4.1 through 4.5. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column. both ocean ridge and Hawaiian volcanoes Hawaiian volcanoes ocean ridge volcanoes continental volcanic arc volcanoes explosive continental volcanic arc volcanoes 4.1 basaltic   A B C D E 4.2 andesitic   A B C D E 4.3 ash   A B C D E 4.4 pillow   A B C D E 4.5 pahoehoe   A B C D E

	Match the kind of volcano with the type of lithospheric plate location. A matching question presents 4 answer choices and 4 items. The answer choices are lettered A through D. The items are numbered 5.1 through 5.4. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column. fountain and passive fissure eruptions, flood basalt fields ocean volcano island chains, explosive andesitic composite volcanoes continental volcanoes, explosive rhyolitic stratovolcanoes submarine, basaltic lava flows 5.1 oceanic ridge systems at divergent boundaries   A B C D 5.2 continental volcanic arc systems at convergent boundaries   A B C D 5.3 volcanic island arc systems at convergent boundaries   A B C D 5.4 intraplate volcanism   A B C D

	The rim of the Pacific Ocean is called the “ring of fire” because _________.   the Pacific Ocean is lined by the most active belt of earthquakes Pacific Ocean volcanoes are most associated with fire-type explosions when they erupt the Pacific Ocean is lined by the most continuous belt of volcanoes the Pacific basin has the most volcanoes in its interior

	Which volcano type is a very steep-sided, very tall mountain found on the overriding continental plate?   shield lava dome cinder cone stratovolcano

	Which of the following best describes volcanism in the Cascade Range of the northwestern U.S.A.?   Volcanoes there are related to subduction. It is a “hot-spot” location. Volcanoes there are related to a mid-ocean ridge system. The volcanism there is related to a large transform fault.

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