Eruption!: Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives

Eruption!: Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives

Multiple Choice

The passage describes how one morning, when Andy and his colleague hopped into the helicopter, it took a detour to the center of the base.

What does the word detour mean as it is used in the sentence above?

• A faster path

• B shorter way

• C. surprise trip

• D different route

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best supports the idea that scientists were unsure if the volcano would erupt?

• A Any increase in activity might lead to the volcano exploding

• B. Scientists moved the station to the farthest corner of the base

• C The heavy rock that was forming might stop the explosion.

• D Scientists examined the volcano from a helicopter.

Multiple Choice

At the end of the passage, how did the scientists know their station was safe from the eruption?

• A. They saw their instruments flatline.

• B. They could see the lights of the airstrip.

• C. The earthquakes died down and stayed down

• D. The volcano stopped shooting steam and ash.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best summarizes the passage?

• A. People left their homes when Mount Pinatubo erupted.

• B. Many people died during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

• C. Scientists observed Mount Pinatubo to determine when people should leave the area.

• D. Scientists learned more about Mount Pinatubo so people could help in

  future emergencies.

Multiple Choice

How is the passage organized?

• A. It lists the steps the military told the scientists to take.

• B. It tells the events the scientists faced in the order that they occurred.

• C It explains the problems the scientists experienced and how they solved them.

• D It compares and contrasts how the scientists reacted with how the military reacted

Multiple Choice

________________ is an instruments that measure and record details about earthquakes, such as their strength and how long they last.

• alarming

• conferring

• reservoir

• seismographs

Multiple Choice

An _____________ is the act of moving from a dangerous area to a safer one.

• consequences

• evacuation

• widespread

• victim

Multiple Choice

A ______________ is a place where a supply of something is collected.

• alarming

• seismographs

• conferring

• reservoir

Multiple Choice

If something is _____________, it happens over a large area or among many people.

• widespread

• large

• massive

• pouring

Fill in the Blanks

“Volcanoes don’t necessarily move from deep sleep to violent eruption in a straight, orderly progression. What page is this quote on?