Exam 5: Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

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Use complete sentences, correct spelling, and the information presented in chapter 5 to answer the questions below. -What is the name of the chain of volcanoes below that forms at an oceanic to oceanic plate boundary? Use complete sentences, correct spelling, and the information presented in chapter 5 to answer the questions below. -What is the name of the chain of volcanoes below that forms at an oceanic to oceanic plate boundary?

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Large, volcanic depressions formed by subsidence and collapse are known as__________ .

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The 1991 Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines caused brilliantly colored sunrises and sunsets to be seen for the next few years. What caused this phenomenon?

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Which one of the following statements concerning volcanic blocks and bombs is TRUE?

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Why do magmas rise toward Earth's surface?

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What term describes fragmental volcanic material?

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Which of the following statements best describes the big Hawaiian volcanoes?

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What kind of volcanoes are Kilauea and the other big Hawaiian volcanoes?

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The Icelandic volcanoes are related to plate tectonics because ________.

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________is a major dissolved volatile constituent in both magmas and volcanic gases.

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Kilauea and Mauna Loa are ________.

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Use complete sentences, correct spelling, and the information presented in chapter 5 to answer the questions below. -What volcanic feature is shown in the diagram below? Use complete sentences, correct spelling, and the information presented in chapter 5 to answer the questions below. -What volcanic feature is shown in the diagram below?

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Which one of the following best describes volcanism in the Cascade Range, northwestern United States?

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The 1943 eruption of Paricutin in Mexico was characterized by________ .

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Pyroclastic fragments intermediate in size between ash and bombs are known as__________ .

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Which kind of volcano is closely associated with convergent plate boundaries and subduction zones?

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Which of the following best describes seamounts and islands of the deep ocean basins?

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