Sample AMS Questions- Exam 1617-PE23

1. What is one difference between magma and lava?

2. What is the vent of a volcano?

3. How does a volcano erupt?

4. What are two factors that affect the type of volcano landform?

5. How does a composite volcano form?

6. What is the ring of fire?

7. What is a hot spot zone of earths crust?

8. What are the three pollutants released by volcanic eruptions?

9. When is volcano classified as extinct?

10.What are the three ways used to predict earthquakes?

Sample AMS Questions- Exam 1617-PE23

KEY

1. What is one difference between magma and lava?

Molten rock from earths interior is magma and escapes to the surface is
lava
2. What is the vent of a volcano?
A hole through which volcanic material escapes to earths surface
3. How does a volcano erupt?
They occur when pressure builds up beneath earths surface
4. What are two factors that affect the type of volcano landform?
Type of eruption and they type of material that erupts from the volcano
5. How does a composite volcano form?
When alternating layers of lava and particles build up around a central
vent
6. What is the ring of fire?
Zone of major earthquake and volcanic activity that extends all around the
Pacific plate
7. What is a hot spot zone of earths crust?
A region that lies above an unusually hot area beneath the earths crust
8. What are the three pollutants released by volcanic eruptions?
Ash, poisonous gas, and lava
9. When is volcano classified as extinct?
Has not erupted in modern history and is not expected to erupt again
10.What are the three ways used to predict earthquakes?
Webcams, instruments that detect certain gasses, measure the activity at
the vents, and satellites