Volcanoes

Volcanoes from around the world.

Come and read about incredible volcanoes located all around the world. Have you ever seen a volcano in real life?

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Why is it beneficial to have the map in the in the of this reading?

Multiple Choice

How many cones does Mount Vesuvius have?

• Five

• Two

• Four

• Three

Multiple Choice

Match the volcano to its specific location:

Mauna Loa

• Washington

• Hawaii Big Island

• Naples

• Bay of Plenty

Multiple Choice

Match the volcano to its specific location:

White Island

• Washington

• Hawaii Big Island

• Naples

• Bay of Plenty

Multiple Choice

Tick how many people were killed when White Island erupted in 2019?

• 21

• 47

• 29

Multiple Choice

Match the volcano to its specific location:

Mount Vesuvius

• Washington

• Hawaii Big Island

• Naples

• Bay of Plenty

Multiple Choice

Match the volcano to its specific location:

Mount Saint Helens

• Washington

• Hawaii Big Island

• Naples

• Bay of Plenty

Multiple Choice

Which volcano is the largest in the world?

• White Island

• Mauna Loa

• Mount Vesuvius

• Mount Saint Helens

Multiple Choice

What does ‘molten rock’ mean?

• A path along the Pacific Ocean

• Hot rock that has turned into liquid

• Many active volcanoes

• The power of a volcano

Multiple Choice

What irreversible change happened when Mount Saint Helens erupted in 1980?

• It left a mile wide horseshoe-shaped crater at the top of the volcano.

• The eruption kept on happening and ash, lava, smoke, etc continued to be

  released non- stop by the volcano.

• Many people died because hot rock that has turned into liquid

• The power of the volcano blew off its top - the height of the summit was reduced from

  2,950 m to 2,550 m.