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Assignment – Volcanoes – look through the lecture slides on volcanoes and answer the following questions.

1. Which of the three main volcano types is the most explosive and why?
2. What type of volcano is a. Mt St Helens b. Kilauea c. Mt Fuji?
3. What does it mean for a volcano to be in a quiet stage?
4. How does pillow lava form?
5. Cinder cones are sometimes called________________
6. Magma with a lot of silica will have a/an_______________ eruption
7. What is a magma chamber?
8. Where are the most explosive and dangerous volcanoes found?
9. How do volcanoes help the world? (3 benefits)
10. What is VEI
11. If you build a home close to a large snowcapped dormant volcano- what are the
    risks if the volcano should suddenly erupt- list all that would apply to this type of