Beauty and Disaster quiz

What is "Beauty and Disaster" mostly about?

• a boy who studied volcanoes for fun

• volcanoes around the world

• a volcano that violently erupted in 2018

• the beaches people go to in Hawaii

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The author describes Kilauea as "a purring cat that turns into a roaring lion." This shows that the volcano _____.

• changed in a surprising way

• stayed the same

• is home to wild lions

• has never erupted before

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Melted rock is called magma while it is underground. When it reaches the Earth's surface, it's called _____.

• an earthquake

• lava

• ash

• magma

Which means the same as trickled in the phrase "more magma trickled up from under the ocean"?

• moved quickly

• moved slowly

• moved in circles

• moved in a straight line

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Based on the article, which TWO things are true about Kilauea?

• It's a shield volcano

• It erupted for the first time in 2018

• It's on an island where no one lives.

• It's on the big Island of Hawaii

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To protect him from the volcano's poisonous gas, Josh's family______.

• gave him a mask to wear

• switched him to a different school

• moved 20 miles away

• left to the island

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The author writes that "the scariest of all was the lava" because the hot lava from Kilauea's big eruption ______.

• created a new volcano

• formed a new island

• burned everything in it's path

• destroyed Josh's school

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An important idea of the section "This Beautiful Place" is that

• Josh feels scared to live near Kilauea

• Josh's house was destroyed.

• Kilauea stopped erupting.

• volcanoes can cause damage, but they also create beautiful new land.

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