Chapter 3: Mountains and Volcanoes
Study Guide
Directions: Please complete the following questions and charts on
a sheet of loose-leaf paper. Use complete sentences where
applicable.
1. Copy and complete the following chart:
Folded Mountain
Fault-block Mountain
Definition
Occurs at which type of
boundary?
How are the plates
moving to form the
mountain?
What type of crust
forms the mountain
(continentalcontinental, oceanicoceanic, or oceaniccontinental)
2. Explain the formation of the Himalayas.
3. Write the definition for volcano.
4. What are the three rock fragments that are released by a volcano?
Put them in order from smallest to largest.
5. What are two places that a volcano will form? Why will they form
at these locations?
6. What is a pyroclastic flow? Why is it so dangerous?
7. Copy and complete the following chart:
Type of Volcano
Shield
Cinder Cone
Composite
Describe the
shape
Describe the
type of
magma/lava or
rock that erupts
from the volcano
Describe the
type of eruption
What is the
volcano made
from?
Draw a picture
for each
8. How do scientists monitor volcanoes? What are some signs that
the volcano may erupt soon?
9. How can volcanic ash be dangerous to people that live hundreds
of kilometers away from the volcano?
10.
How can a volcanic eruption affect the Earth’s atmosphere?
11.
What is a geyser?
12.
What is a fumarole?
13.
What is a deep-sea vent?
14.
Compare and contrast a geyser with a deep-sea vent.