2.2 Igneous Products and Processes

Question 1 of 3

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What is a Xenolith?

Select one of the following:

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A piece of rock within an igneous mass that is often derived from country rock.
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Explanation

Question 2 of 3

10

Complete the table on the properties of shield and strato volcanoes.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Non-viscous

Viscous

Mafic

Silicic

Effusive

Quiet eruptions as gas escapes easily

Wide base (100s km)

Central crater

Shallow sides, 2-10 degrees

Divergent

Hotspots

Little pyroclastics

Explosive

Violent eruptions as gas is held in lava

Narrow base (10s km)

Made of alternating layers of lava & ash

Steeper sides, >30 degrees

Convergent Cont-Oc

Convergent Oc-Oc

May have a caldera

Explanation

Question 3 of 3

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

List the stages of volcanic activity that form a caldera.

1) eruption
2) Magma chamber partially
3) Volcanic cone collapses into
4) Remaining magma is and erupted leaving a large
5) collects to form a

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AS - Level Geology (F792) Quiz on 2.2 Igneous Products and Processes, created by Izzy Backhouse on 28/04/2016.

2.2 Igneous Products and Processes

Question 1 of 3

What is a Xenolith?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 3

Complete the table on the properties of shield and strato volcanoes.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Explanation

Question 3 of 3

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

List the stages of volcanic activity that form a caldera. 1) eruption 2) Magma chamber partially 3) Volcanic cone collapses into 4) Remaining magma is and erupted leaving a large 5) collects to form a

Explanation

List the stages of volcanic activity that form a caldera.

1) eruption
2) Magma chamber partially
3) Volcanic cone collapses into
4) Remaining magma is and erupted leaving a large
5) collects to form a