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Geol 101: Physical Geology Fall 2007 EXAM 2 Write your name out in full on the scantron form and fill in the corresponding ovals to spell out your name. Also fill in your student ID number in the space provided. Do not include the dash and do not leave any spaces. Make sure you have all 8 pages of the exam. There are 55 questions. For each question, select the correct answer and fill in your choice on the scantron form. You MUST use pencil on the scantron form! 1. How many active volcanoes are there in the world? A. about a million B. around 10,000 C. around 1,500 D. around 100 E. between 10 and 15 2. If you were writing a research report about volcanic hazards involving the material called tephra, which of the hazards below would you not include in your report? A. lava bombs B. lava flows C. pyroclastic flows D. ash falls E. all of the above would be included in the report 3. The type of volcanic hazard that involves a mudflow made of ash is called a/an: A. tsunami B. pyroclastic flow C. debris avalanche D. ash fall E. lahar 4. Which of the following combinations of terms are all typically associated with nonexplosive eruptions? A. mafic lava / low viscosity lava / shield volcanoes B. mafic lava / low viscosity lava / stratovolcanoes C. mafic lava / high viscosity lava / shield volcanoes D. felsic lava / high viscosity lava / shield volcanoes E. felsic lava / low viscosity lava / stratovolcanoes 5. The tallest mountain on Earth (measured from base to top) is a (1) __________ called (2) ______________. A. (1) stratovolcano (2) Mauna Loa B. (1) stratovolcano (2) Kilauea C. (1) shield volcano (2) Mount Everest D. (1) shield volcano (2) Mauna Loa E. (1) shield volcano (2) Kilauea 6. When Mount St. Helens (1980) and Mt. Pinatubo (1991) erupted, they both produced a vertical plume of ejected material called a/an: A. lateral blast B. pyroclastic flow C. tephra cloud D. ash fall E. Plinian column 7. If a volcano eru