Composite volcanoes are also known as:
A.Stratovolcanoes
B.Shields
C.Compound volcanoes
D.None of these
Category: Volcanoes Mcqs
Divergent plate boundaries after volcanic activity from:
A.Volcanic islands
B.New Sea floor
C.Both (a) and (b)
D.None of these
Which one has examples of volcanoes caused by ‘convergent tectonic plate, coming together?
A.Mid Atlantic ridge
B.Pacific ring of fire
C.Both (a) and (b)
D.None of these
Cinder cones are built from lava fragments called:
A.Mantle plumes
B.Ash
C.Cinders
D.None of these
Shield volcanoes are built by many layers of lava which spills out of a central vent or group of vents, so gently formed a sloping cones and this is caused by the fluid called:
A.Runny Lava
B.Basaltic Lava
C.Gases
D.None of these
Other features of volcanoes are:
A.Submarine volcano (b) Subglacial volcano
B.Super volcano
C.All of them
The volcanoes formed by the alternating layers of lava and rock fragments are called:
A.Cinder cones
B.Spatter cones
C.Compostite volcanoes
D.Shields
Types of volcanoes are:
A.Cinder cones
B.Spatter cones
C.Composite Volcanoes
D.Shields
E.All of them
Cinder cones’ example is:
A.Mount Hood
B.Hekla on Iceland
C.Paricufin in Mexico
D.None of these
Shield volcanoes are _____ in size:
A.Small
B.Medium
C.Long
D.Huge
