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1. About how many active volcanoes have erupted more than once?

510

520

530

540

2. Which one of the following substances does NOT erupt from a volcano?

Lava

Tephra

Plasma

Flourine Gas

3. Where are most volcanoes started?

Beneath the ocean

Near other volcanoes

Near mountains

The center of the earth

4. The most recognizable type of volcano is shaped like a _______.

Caldera

Hill

Cone

Plateau

5. How far beneath the earth does the creation of magma usually take place?

40-60 km

60-80 km

80-100 km

100-120 km

6. What happens during a nonexplosive eruption?

A large amount of tephra is expelled

The magma will flow down from the vent

Magma is flung into the air

The top of the volcano explodes

7. How much do the earth's plates move per year?

Several centimeters

Several meters

Several feet

None of the above

8. Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary?

Transform Boundaries

Divergent Boundaries

Convergent Boundaries

Tectonic Boundaries

9. Which is NOT a way in which magma flows?

In a Pahoehoe

In a Tephra

In Chunks

In a smooth, billowy fashion

10. Which of the following is NOT a volcanic form?

Volcanic Edifice

Tephra

Volcanic Calders

Domes of Lava