Volcano Trivia!!

What is a dormant volcano?

• A volcano that is currently erupting

• A residence at a volcano college

• A volcano that will never erupt again

• A volcano that is sleeping, but could erupt again

What are scientists that study volcanoes called?

• Lavaists

• Garmadonians

• Volcanologist

• Volcano scientist

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This is a 1,700^o F avalanche of hot rock, ash, and gas. It can move at speeds of 450+ mph.

• Land slide

• Magmastic plume

• Eruption trail

• Pyroclastic flow

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The ring of fire is a chain of volcanoes around the edge of the Pacific Plate. Approximately how many volcanoes are in this chain?

• 178

• 114 active, 39 dormant, 72 extinct

• 450+

• 379

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In what year was the Roman city of Pompeii buried by a pyroclastic flow?

• 1014 bc

• 79

• 1492

• 320

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Where on earth can you find blue lava?

• Island of Java (Indonesia)

• Isle of V.I.L.E. (Canary Islands)

• Low Emulsion Hotspots (meeD Archipelago)

• Koholint Island (Mt. Tamaranch)

• This is a trick question. It doesn't exist.

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What is the name of largest volcano ever discovered? (It is about the same size as Arizona and is now extinct)

• Krakatoa (Indonesia)

• Mt. St Helens (USA)

• Olympus Mons (Mars)

• Tamu Massif (North West Pacific Ocean)

• Erta Ale (Ethiopia)

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This volcano produced the loudest sound ever recorded. It could be heard over 3,000 miles away and the sound waves it produced circled the earth 4 times.

• Tambora (Indonesia)

• Pinatubo (Philippines)

• Yellowstone (USA)

• Krakatoa (Indonesia)

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This eruption in April 1815 resulted in "the year without a summer". In 1816 temperatures in the north eastern USA were cold enough that it snowed in June!

• Tambora (Indonesia)

• Krakatoa (Indonesia)

• Pinatubo (Philippines)

• Fuji (Japan)

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This "sleeping" supervolcano is thousands of times more powerful that regular volcanoes. At times it has erupted in excess of 600 cubic miles of material. Compare that to: Krakatoa (4.3 cu mi), Mt. St. Helens (.24 cu mi), Tamboa (36 cu mi)

• Mt. Stromboli (Italy)

• Mt. Vesuvius (Italy)

• Eyjafjallajökull (Iceland)

• Yellowstone (USA)

• Fuji (Japan)

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