Grade 4 Science-The Birth of Rocks-Mystery 2

This volcano has a low, mound shape with thin, spread-out lava.

• Mt. St. Helens

• shield volcano

• Hawaiian volcano

• cone volcano

This type of volcano is tall and pointy, with thick lava.

• cone volcano

• shield volcano

• Mt. St. Helens

• pyramid volcano

When the Mt. Saint Helens exploded, it did what?

• Flattened out

• Became smaller

• Blew off its entire top

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The most famous volcano exploding of all time was _____, and there are no photographs because it was before there were cameras.

• Mount St. Helen

• Mount Vesuvius

• Mount Pinatubo

When Mount Vesuvius exploded, it buried what nearby city?

• Pompeii

• Rome

• Paris

Some volcanoes do not cause as much damage and you can walk on it while the lava comes out. These are ____ volcanoes.

• Gentle

• Kind

• Calm

What are the type kinds of lava?

• thin and large

• small and thick

• thin and thick

Shield volcanoes have which type of lava?

• thick

• thin

• hot

Cone volcanoes have which type of lava?

• thin

• thick

• hot

What causes bubbles in the lava?

• gases

• water

• basalt