All About Volcanoes

Dormant volcanoes are...

• active volcanoes

• sleeping volcanoes

• erupting volcanoes

What is the name of the volcano that erupted in 1980?

• Mt. Saint Helens

• Mt. Washington

When a volcano explodes, what are the things that come out of the ground? Check ALL the correct choices.

• lava

• water

• ash

• gas

• rocks

What is lava?

• hot melted rock

• cold solid rocks

The islands of Hawaii are forrmed volcanoes erupted on

• land

• under the sea

• both land and sea

People like farming around volcanoes because the lava and ash...

• make the crops grow bigger

• make the soil wet

• make the soil rich for farming

• make the crops multiply in amount

In Iceland, the steam from the volcano make

• gas

• electricity

What are the signs that a volcano might erupt? Check ALL the correct answers.

• ground is shaking

• loud sound is coming out of the volcano

• cracks on the ground

• volcano is getting bigger

• steam is coming out