Vocabulary about Volcanoes

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English, Geography
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4th - 6th Grade
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Veronica Ratna
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A volcano is ...
a large storm with very high speed winds.
a large cloud that generates rain, hail, and lightning
an opening in the Earth's crust where magma erupts to the surface.
a violent shaking of the Earth that occurs when two tectonic plates bump into each other.
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The molten hot liquid rock while it is still below the Earth's surface is called ....
lava
magma
igneous rock
Ring of Fire
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The molten hot liquid rock once it erupts to the Earth's surface is called ....
lava
magma
igneous rock
Ring of Fire
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A dormant volcano is ...
a volcano that has not erupted in a long time, but may erupt again.
a volcano that has erupted in recent history.
a volcano that scientists believe will never erupt again.
a volcano that is currently erupting.
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What kind of rocks are formed when lava from a volcano cools?
rock
igneous rock
magma
lava
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of volcano forms from wide thin layers of lava?
composite volcano
shield volcano
cinder cone
lava dome
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which volcano buried the ancient town of Pompeii in Italy?
Mount Etna
Mount Merapi
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Everest
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
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