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Answer the questions on a separate piece of paper.
Answer the questions using complete sentences.
Part 1 = C, Parts 1 & 2 = B, Parts 1, 2, & 3 = A
Due Friday for full credit.
Part 1 - Answer the following questions using complete sentences! The answers are found directly in the
reading and go in order.
1. What is a fissure?
6. Describe a composite volcano.
2. How does lava erupt from a fissure?
7. How do composite volcanoes form?
3. Where are fissures found?
8. Where do composite volcanoes form?
4. Where do most hot spots form?
9. What causes the volcano to be explosive?
5. Describe a shield volcano.
10. What is a cinder?
Part 2 –
1. Give two examples of each type of volcano.
2. Make a Venn diagram showing the three different types of volcanoes and their similarities and differences.
Part 3 - Draw a cross section of each of the three types of volcanoes, showing how the different layers form the
shape of the volcano.