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Class 9 Volcanoes Mock Test (ICSE)

4 practice questions from Volcanoes, in the style of your board paper, each with a worked answer and the marks for every step. Then take a full chapter test on paper, snap the pages and get every step marked.

Topics in Volcanoes

  • Causes of volcanism
  • Types of volcanoes
  • Landforms of volcanoes
  • Distribution of volcanoes

Volcanoes practice questions with answers

  1. Q1Multiple choice1 mark
    The major belt of active volcanoes and earthquakes surrounding the Pacific Ocean basin is known as the:
    1. (a)Alpine-Himalayan Belt
    2. (b)Circum-Pacific Belt
    3. (c)East African Rift Valley
    4. (d)Mid-Atlantic Ridge
    Show answer and step marks
    1. Correct option: (b) Circum-Pacific Belt+1
    Answer: (b)
  2. Q2Multiple choice1 mark
    Which of the following internal factors creates the immense pressure that forces magma to ascend through weak zones in the Earth's crust?
    1. (a)The cooling and subsequent contraction of surrounding tectonic plates
    2. (b)The gravitational compression of the inner core
    3. (c)The expansion of dissolved gases and superheated water vapour within the magma
    4. (d)The heavy accumulation of sedimentary layers on the ocean floor
    Show answer and step marks
    1. Correct option: (c) The expansion of dissolved gases and superheated water vapour within the magma+1
    Answer: (c)
  3. Q3Multiple choice1 mark
    Which type of volcano is characterized by gentle slopes formed by successive flows of fluid, basic lava?
    1. (a)Acid lava cone
    2. (b)Volcanic plug
    3. (c)Composite volcano
    4. (d)Shield volcano
    Show answer and step marks
    1. Correct option: (d) Shield volcano+1
    Answer: (d)
  4. Q4Multiple choice1 mark
    Which of the following is an intrusive volcanic landform formed when magma cools horizontally within sedimentary strata?
    1. (a)Batholith
    2. (b)Sill
    3. (c)Dyke
    4. (d)Laccolith
    Show answer and step marks
    1. Correct option: (b) Sill+1
    Answer: (b)

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