Year 3 Geography Quiz

What is the name of the volcano that erupted in January 2021?

• Mount Merapi

• Mauna Loa

• Mount Vesuvius

• Mount Etna

What is the top layer of the Earth?

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner core

The Earth is not made up of one solid layer. It is broken into areas called...

• Dinner plates

• Tectonic plates

• Paper plates

• Fancy plates

Molten rock underneath the surface of the Earth is called...

• Magma

• Ash

• Lava

• Crust

Earthquakes frequently happen in an area known as...

• Lord of the rings

• The ring of ice

• The ring of flames

• The ring of fire

If an earthquake is beneath the ocean it can create huge waves called a...

• sea eruption

• tsunami

• dangerous wave

• shockwaves

The Mercalli scale measures the...

• intensity of an earthquake

• loudness of an earthquake

• damage of an earthquake

• amount of people affected by the earthquake

In preparation for an earthquake, it is sensible to have an ____________ _________ ready.

• Earth kit

• X-Box

• Emergency kit

• Exit kit

What is a volcano?

• The Roman God of fire, Vulcan.

• A skiing resort.

• A volcano is a chimney.

• A volcano is a mountain or hill, where molten rock erupts through the surface of the earth.

The temperature of lava ranges between...

• 100˚C and 200˚C

• 10,000˚C and 20,000˚C

• 700˚C and 1200˚C

• 200˚C and 800˚C