Volcano! Quiz

What type of article is "Volcano!"?

• science fiction

• science article

• historical fiction

• fantasy

Who is the author of "Volcano!"?

• Beth Geiger

• Victor Frankenstein

• Molly Houston

• Thomas Gilderoy

The image on this page is called a ________.

• heading

• caption

• diagram

• title

What is the title of this diagram?

• How a Volcano Erupts

• Key Vocabulary

• Rock melts deep beneath the surface

• Cause and Effect

The highlighted word, "erupts," is an example of which text feature?

• Caption

• Heading

• Key Vocabulary

• Diagram

What is the second step of a volcano erupting?

• Rock melts deep beneath Earth's surface, or crust.

• Pressure forces the heated rock through cracks in the crust.

• The melted rock, or lava, erupts from the volcano.

What is a volcanologist?

• a scientist who studies life forms

• a scientist who studies volcanoes

• a scientist who studies rock forms

• a scientist who studies plants

Which sentence BEST summarizes the central (main) idea of this article?

• Volcanoes are all over the world.

• Some volcanoes are active and some are not.

• Som, like Mount St. Helens, could erupt without much warning.

• Volcanoes are one of the forces on Earth that we live with but cannot control.

What are two effects of the eruption of Mount St. Helens? (Pick two answers.)

• The ash killed all the trees and wildlife in its way.

• The ash protected all the trees and wildlife from harm.

• The blast produced millions of tons of dust that covered 230 square miles.

• It spewed tons of thousands of trash into the air.

What the word "force" mean in this passage?

• to push strongly

• a great power in nature

• something that is not safe

• a sign that something bad is about to happen