Student Questions on Chapter 4

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  1. Fragmental materials of volcanic rock are called?
    Plutonic
    Pyroclastic
    vesicles

  2. what is the fine grain texture called? (Zach Gaston)
    aphanitic
    phaneritic
    porphyritic
    glassy

  3. Which rock compistion contains large amounts of silica, greater then 65%? (Jordan Vitek)
    Felsic
    Intermediate
    Mafic
    Ultramafic

  4. Which of the 4 different compositions of igneous rocks contains the highest amount of silica concentration? (Melissa Newborg)
    Intermediate
    Ultramafic
    Felsic
    Mafic

  5. What type of valcano is composed of multiple, overlapping volcanic domes?
    Composite
    Dome
    Shield
    Cinder

  6. Which of the four types of composition does the intrusive rock, Gabbro fall under? (Katie Scott)
    Mafic
    Felsic
    Intermediate
    Ultramafic

  7. Which type of rock is intermediate in composition and phaneritic? (Brigid Hoffman)
    Andesite
    Diorite
    Gabbro
    Basalt
    Granite

  8. When magama reaches the surface there is less pressure exerted upon it. This results in the release of gases in the magma which can cause the eruption to be____________. (Brittany Kjerstad)
    Explosive
    Intrusive
    Quiet
    None of the above

  9. Which composition does diorite belong to?(Kayla Aase)
    Mafic
    Felsic
    Intermediate
    Ultramafic

  10. Which of the following is Not a landform that creates volcanoes? (Abby George)
    Ridges
    Valleys
    Mountains
    Hills

  11. What is the term used when an extreme cases when lava seemingly does not flow at all but merely squeezes out as large mounds directly over the volcanic vent? (Jennifer Berg)
    Batholiths
    Lava domes
    Dikes
    Pyroclastic-fall deposits
    Welded tuff

  12. Which has the least amount of silica? (Erin Aase)
    Felsic
    Intermediate
    Mafic
    Ultramafic

  13. Which of the following is not a composition of igneous rock? (Shuree Hohn)
    Intermediate
    Mafic
    Ultrafelsic
    Felsic
    Ultramafic

  14. What word derives from Pluto, the Greek god of the underworld? (Laine Hale)
    aphanitic
    porphyritic
    pyroclastic
    extrusive
    intrusive

  15. If an igenous rock has a high melting point and is high in Iron, Magnesium, or Calcium it is likely classified as _______ . (Anthony Rath)
    Felsic
    Intermediate
    Mafic
    Ultramafic

  16. What rock is formed from mafic magma? (Andrea Fee)
    Gabbro
    Granite
    Rhyolite
    Diorite
    Dacite

  17. What is a typical coarsed-grained igneous rock that with crystals as large as several meters.(Adrienne Braniff)
    Geothermal Gradient
    Silla
    Pegmatite

  18. Which of the following is an igneous rock texture? (Ashley Olivier)
    Aphanitic
    Phaneritic
    Porphyritic
    Glassy
    All of the above

  19. What is the two different rock compositions for the mafic category?(Geoff Popken)
    bosalt/granite
    gabbro/andesite
    gabbro/bosalt
    diorite/granite
    None of the above

  20. What is always solid? (Michelle Whitmore)
    Earth's core
    Earth's Mantle
    Ocean Floor
    Under Continents

  21. What pyroclastic material is fine and flour-like? (Chris Berke
    Pahoehoe Lava
    Volcanic Ash
    A'a Lava
    Felsic Lava

  22. ________ is volcanic glass that lacks crystals. (Joel Brewer)
    Olivine
    Obsidian
    Pyrite
    Galena

  23. __________ is the relationship of increasing temperature as a function of depth. (Davide Kearney)
    assimilation
    geothermal gradient
    fractional crystallization
    pumice
    porphyritic

  24. Which type of volcano ranges from 100m high to 3000m high?(Scott Dreessen)
    Shield
    Dome
    Composite
    Cinder

  25. Which magma composition has the highest viscosity? (Tara Reade)
    Rhyolitic
    Basaltic
    Andesitic

  26. Dunite is classified as what type of Rock? (Brittney Johnson)
    Felsic
    Intermediate
    Mafic
    Ultramafic

  27. Which of the following is NOT a corm of volcano?(Eric Koller)
    Cinder Cone
    Shield Volcano
    Shield Cone
    Composite cone
    Dome complex

  28. Which type of volcano has the most viscous magma?(Kendra Lundeby)
    Dome Complexes
    Shield Volcano
    Composite Cones
    Cinder Cones

  29. Which type of volcano is formed by frequent eruptions over several hundred thousand years? (Matt Hicks)
    Cinder Cone volcano
    Shield volcano
    Composite volcano
    Dome complex volcano

  30. Which type of magma composition has intermediate viscosity? (Rachael Chytka)
    Rhyolitic
    Basaltic
    Andesitic

  31. What are the largest fragments of pyroclastic material called? (Byron Storm)
    bombs
    volcanic ash
    lapilli
    dacite
    clumps

  32. Which is not an igneous rock texture? (Katie Van Dam)
    Aphanitic
    Phaneritic
    Glassy
    Mafic
    Porphyritic

  33. Through what type of fault line can water enter the Earths mantle, lowering the magma's melting point? (Justin Lux)
    Transform
    Divergent
    Convergent

  34. Where is an example of a hot spot? (Paige Gunhammer)
    Hawaii
    Japan
    New Zealand
    Italy

  35. Fast cooling means what type of crystals? (Brianna Stangl)
    small
    blue
    large
    hard

  36. Which type of volcano is very large and contains basalt? (Nicole Pribbenow)
    Cinder cone
    Composite volcano
    Dome complexes
    Shield volcano

  37. What is the most dangerous type of lava flow, which usually results in a high casualty rate? (William Muller)
    Lahars
    A'a
    Pyroclastic Flows
    Pahoehoe

  38. what term is used when lava errupts under water? (Brooke Mogensen)
    pahaehoe
    pillow
    obsidian
    sill
    dike

  39. What is a small volcano? (Molly Fuchser)
    Shield
    Cinder
    Composite
    Dome

  40. Which of these minerals will not chemically react with magma, unless it melts? (Jerry Palleschi)
    Quartz
    Olivine
    Plagioclase Feldspar
    Garnet

  41. What forms from the most felsic magmas? (Eva Draper)
    Andesite and Diorite
    Rhyolite and Granite
    Dacite and Tonalite
    Tonalite and Diorite

  42. How are volcanoes classified? (Bethany Krush)
    where and when it erupted
    size, shape, and erupeted volcanic material.
    by what minerals are found in the lava

  43. Which of the following is the resulting large bodies of intrusive rocks (depending on the area of exposure at the surface? (Kelsey Van Gerpen)
    sill
    dike
    batholiths
    volcanic necks
    welded tuff

  44. What city was destroyed by a Lahar? This Lahar killed 25,000 people in 1985. (Garrett DeVries)
    Armero, Colombia
    Sydney, Australia
    Rome, Italy
    Tokyo, Japan
    Las Angelos, California

  45. Except for minor partial melting, ________ remains in solid form at depth in Earth's mantle. (Erin Alberts)
    lahars
    peridotite
    basoliths
    sills

  46. The process when magma rises toward the surface, it comes in cotact with the surrounding rocks, and the rocks may partially or completely melt and mix into the magma, which changes its composition is called what?(Amanda Bak)
    Pegmatite
    Assimilation
    Geothermal Gradient
    Fractional Crystallization

  47. Match the following correctly(David Collins)
    4 Types of Composition
    Felsic
    Intermediate
    Ultra Mafic
    Mafic
    Granite
    Diorite
    Olivine
    Gabbro

  48. __________ is felsic volcanic glass with dark gray to black color that seems uncharacteristic of felsic rocks. (korey potratz)
    Obsidian
    Aphanitic
    Phaneritic

  49. Which of igneous rock structure is usually plutonic/intrusive? (Justine Carroll)
    aphanitic
    glassy
    phaneritic
    porphyritic

  50. __________represent former gas bubbles in the magma. (Gretchen Wuestewald)
    Crystals
    Dark colors
    Vesicle holes

  51. What is the term for underwater erupted magma? (Trenton Deis)
    Pillow Lava
    Round Lava
    Underwater Lava
    Water Lava

  52. What are an extreme case where lava seemingly does not flow at all but merely squeezes out as large mounds directly over the vocanic vent.
    Pyroclastic-fall deposits
    Lava domes
    Pyroclastic-flow deposits
    Welded tuff

  53. When Peridite is partially melted, what does it next become? (Adam B Larson)
    Basalt
    Andesite
    Granite
    Ash

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