Starter quiz
- Earth's layers ordered from the outer most layer to the inner most layer are the...
- inner core - outer core - crust - mantle
- mantle - crust - inner core - outer core
- crust - mantle - inner core - outer core
- crust - mantle - outer core - inner core ✓
- outer core - inner core - crust - mantle
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- The largest layer of Earth is called the....
- 'mantle' ✓
- Tectonic plates are huge pieces of Earth's...
- 'crust' ✓
- True or False: all mountains are volcanoes
- True
- False ✓
- Which of these is NOT a natural hazard?
- Earthquake
- Volcanic eruption
- Hail ✓
- Tsunami
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- When volcanoes erupt they....
- never emit lava
- sometimes emit lava ✓
- alwas emit lava
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Exit quiz
- Two types of volcanoes are...
- shield volcanoes ✓
- dome volcanoes
- composite volcanoes ✓
- fold volcanoes
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What type of volcano is this...- shield volcano
- pointy volcano
- steep volcano
- composite volcano ✓
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This volcano is a ______- 'shield volcano' ✓
- Where do most volcanoes occur?
- at plate boundaries ✓
- in the centre of a tectonic plate
- at the highest point of a tectonic plate
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- Molten or semi-molten rock underground is called....
- lava
- magma ✓
- magnesium
- mantle
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- The ring of fire is home to what percentage of Earth's volcanoes?
- 65%
- 70%
- 75% ✓
- 80%
- 85%
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Key learning points
- A volcano is a crack in Earth's crust from which lava is emitted.
- Volcanoes are formed at the boundaries of tectonic plates.
- Volcanoes take different forms.
- Composite volcanoes share a common structure.
Common misconception
Pupils will often say volcanoes 'explode' rather than erupt.
Ensure that as 'good geographers' correct vocabulary for features and processes is always used and that pupils appreciate why.
Keywords
Erupt - To erupt is to suddenly burst or break open and emit something.
Distribution - Distribution is how something is spread out across a geographic area.
Magma - Magma is molten or semi-molten rock underground.
Lava - Lava is molten rock that has broken through Earth’s surface. When it is still below the surface it is known as magma.
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