Volcanoes: Mountains of Fire video quiz

What was the name of the town in Italy that was destroyed by a volcano 2000 years ago?

• Pompeii

• Vesuvius

• Pliny

• Vulcan

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Choose the correct sentence

• The Ring of Fire is around the Pacific Ocean.

• A sleeping volcano is called an "active" volcano.

• There are no volcanoes near the Pacific Ocean.

• There are no dormant volcanoes in the Ring of Fire.

A weak spot in the crust where molten material, or magma comes to the surface

• lava
• volcano
• earthquake
• tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle

• Magma
• Minerals
• Rocks

Molten material that reaches the surface.

• Earthquake
• Tsunami
• Magma
• Lava

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A volcano belt that rims the Pacific Ocean

• Belt of Fire
• Ring of Fire
• Hat of Fire
• Earthquake of Fire

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A live volcano

• Dormant volcano
• Active volcano
• Extinct volcano
• Shield volcano

A sleeping volcano

• Composite volcano
• Active volcano
• Extinct volcano
• Dormant volcano

A dead volcano, one that is unlikely to erupt again

• Dormant volcano
• Extinct volcano
• Shield volcano
• Caldera

A type of eruption where magma flows easily; thin runny lava oozes quietly from the vent

• Quiet eruption
• Explosive eruption
• Rock eruption
• Vent