Question 1

Which national park is home to a large volcanic caldera formed through a very large explosive eruption 630,000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

A)   Acadia
B)   Carlsbad Caverns
C)   Great Smoky Mountains
D)   Yellowstone

Question 2

Hot-spot volcanoes ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   can arise from the ocean floor
B)   can arise on continents
C)   may arise in the interior of lithospheric plates
D)   all of the above

Question 3

In 1902,a famous,deadly volcaniclastic flow killed thousands of people on the Caribbean island of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Puerto Rico
B)   Martinique
C)   Aruba
D)   Jamaica

Question 4

Gases that are abundantly emitted by volcanoes include ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   water vapor, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide
B)   oxygen, ozone, and water vapor
C)   oxygen, hydrogen, and neon
D)   carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and oxygen

Question 5

The lithification of material from a pyroclastic flow forms a rock called ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   metabasalt
B)   ignimbrite
C)   migmatite
D)   tuff

Question 6

Of the three primary forms of subaerial volcanoes,____________ consist of alternating layers of tephra and solidified lava.

Accepted Answer

A)   stratovolcanoes
B)   cinder cones
C)   shield volcanoes

Question 7

Of the three primary forms of subaerial volcanoes,____________ have the most gently sloping sides,due to the low viscosity of the basaltic lavas which form them.

Accepted Answer

A)   stratovolcanoes
B)   cinder cones
C)   shield volcanoes

Question 8

Mt.Fuji in Japan is an example of a ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   stratovolcano
B)   cinder cone
C)   shield volcano

Question 9

Of the three primary forms of subaerial volcanoes,____________ consist of a simple,conical pile of tephra.

Accepted Answer

A)   stratovolcanoes
B)   cinder cones
C)   shield volcanoes

Question 10

Rhyolitic lavas ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   do not flow as far from the vent as basaltic lavas do
B)   cool much more slowly than basaltic lavas do
C)   are associated with volcanoes that almost never emit pyroclastic debris
D)   all of the above

Question 11

Hawaiian-style effusive eruptions are a greater threat to property than to human life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The difference between tephra and tuff is that ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   tephra is created in ash falls, whereas tuff is created in pyroclastic flows
B)   tephra is unlithified, whereas tuff is lithified
C)   tephra is always silicic, whereas tuff is always basaltic
D)   all of the above

Question 13

Pillow lavas are associated with ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   continental rhyolitic eruptions
B)   continental basaltic eruptions
C)   submarine rhyolitic eruptions
D)   submarine basaltic eruptions D

Question 14

What was unusual about the 1986 disaster around Lake Nyos in Cameroon? A A volcanic eruption involved a lateral blast of volcaniclastic debris that no one anticipated.

Accepted Answer

A)   Pyroclastic flows buried surrounding villages, reminiscent of the burial of Pompeii 1900 years earlier.
B)   Volcanically derived carbon dioxide gas bubbled from the lake and suffocated people and animals nearby.
C)   A slurry of lava and lake water flowed rapidly outward from the lake and buried surrounding villages.

Question 15

Of the three primary forms of subaerial volcanoes,____________ are the largest in area.

Accepted Answer

A)   stratovolcanoes
B)   cinder cones
C)   shield volcanoes

Question 16

Mt.St.Helens killed a geologist studying the volcano because ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the geologist disregarded orders to keep a safe distance from the vent
B)   the eruption produced a greater volume of ash than anyone predicted
C)   a landslide produced a lateral blast of volcaniclastic debris that no one anticipated
D)   lahars swept down all sides of the volcano and buried all towns within 100 km

Question 17

Nonviolent eruptions characterized by extensive flows of basaltic lava are termed ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   pyroclastic
B)   effusive
C)   explosive B

Question 18

Olympus Mons,the largest known volcano in the Universe,is an example of a ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   stratovolcano
B)   cinder cone
C)   shield volcano

Question 19

The greatest hazard to human life associated with volcanoes is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   flowing lava
B)   volcanic gas
C)   falling ash
D)   pyroclastic flows

Question 20

Basaltic lavas ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   contain more iron and magnesium than rhyolitic lavas
B)   contain more silica than rhyolitic lavas
C)   are more viscous than rhyolitic lavas
D)   contain a greater proportion of trapped volatiles than rhyolitic lavas A

Exam 5: The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Which national park is home to a large volcanic caldera formed through a very large explosive eruption 630,000 years ago?

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Hot-spot volcanoes ____________.

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In 1902,a famous,deadly volcaniclastic flow killed thousands of people on the Caribbean island of ____________.

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Gases that are abundantly emitted by volcanoes include ____________.

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The lithification of material from a pyroclastic flow forms a rock called ___________.

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Of the three primary forms of subaerial volcanoes,____________ consist of alternating layers of tephra and solidified lava.

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Of the three primary forms of subaerial volcanoes,____________ have the most gently sloping sides,due to the low viscosity of the basaltic lavas which form them.

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Mt.Fuji in Japan is an example of a ____________.

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Of the three primary forms of subaerial volcanoes,____________ consist of a simple,conical pile of tephra.

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Rhyolitic lavas ____________.

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Hawaiian-style effusive eruptions are a greater threat to property than to human life.

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The difference between tephra and tuff is that ____________.

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Pillow lavas are associated with ____________.

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What was unusual about the 1986 disaster around Lake Nyos in Cameroon? A A volcanic eruption involved a lateral blast of volcaniclastic debris that no one anticipated.

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Of the three primary forms of subaerial volcanoes,____________ are the largest in area.

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Mt.St.Helens killed a geologist studying the volcano because ____________.

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Nonviolent eruptions characterized by extensive flows of basaltic lava are termed ____________.

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Olympus Mons,the largest known volcano in the Universe,is an example of a ____________.

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The greatest hazard to human life associated with volcanoes is ____________.

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Basaltic lavas ____________.

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