Which statement describes a volcano that is classified as dormant?(1 point)

Question

Responses

It has not erupted recently.
It has not erupted recently.

It is not expected to ever erupt again.
It is not expected to ever erupt again.

It has never erupted.
It has never erupted.

It is expected to erupt soon.
It is expected to erupt soon.

Answer 1

The statement that describes a volcano classified as dormant is:

It has not erupted recently.

Answer 2

Identify the type of plate boundary that created the volcanoes of Iceland.(1 point)
Responses

a transverse boundary on land
a transverse boundary on land

a divergent boundary on land
a divergent boundary on land

a convergent boundary on land
a convergent boundary on land

a divergent boundary in the ocean
a divergent boundary in the ocean

Answer 3

The type of plate boundary that created the volcanoes of Iceland is:

a divergent boundary on land.

Answer 4

Which statement about earthquakes is accurate? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
Responses

Fewer than 100,000 earthquakes happen per year.
Fewer than 100,000 earthquakes happen per year.

A few hundred earthquakes per year are strong enough to be detected by instruments.
A few hundred earthquakes per year are strong enough to be detected by instruments.

More than 1 billion earthquakes happen per year.
More than 1 billion earthquakes happen per year.

Most earthquakes are not strong enough to be felt by humans.
Most earthquakes are not strong enough to be felt by humans.

About 100 earthquakes per year are strong enough to cause damage.

Answer 5

The two accurate statements about earthquakes are:

1. More than 1 billion earthquakes happen per year.
2. Most earthquakes are not strong enough to be felt by humans.

Answer 6

What main process do all volcanoes have in common, regardless of the specific ways they form?(1 point)
Responses

rising magma
rising magma

plate subduction
plate subduction

hotspots
hotspots

plate divergence

Answer 7

The main process that all volcanoes have in common, regardless of the specific ways they form, is:

rising magma.

Answer 8

Which features would you look for to classify a volcano? Select the three correct answers. (2 points)
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height
height

steepness
steepness

color
color

type of lava
type of lava

presence of foliage
presence of foliage

age of rock

Answer 9

To classify a volcano, you would look for the following three features:

1. height
2. steepness
3. type of lava

Answer 10

What will happen where two continental plates collide at a convergent boundary?(1 point)
Responses

One plate is subducted beneath the other.
One plate is subducted beneath the other.

The direction shifts and it becomes a transform boundary.
The direction shifts and it becomes a transform boundary.

The plates push up, forming a mountain range.
The plates push up, forming a mountain range.

A volcanic island arc is formed.

Answer 11

Where two continental plates collide at a convergent boundary, the correct response is:

The plates push up, forming a mountain range.