Open Court Volcanoes Rising Quiz

Which of these statements about volcanoes is true?

• Their eruptions are creative.

• Their eruptions are destructive.

• Their eruptions are both creative and destructive.

• Their eruptions are most likely to create mountains.

Which sentence best supports your answer for 1A?

• Volcanoes even make mountains underwater.

• But even gentle lava flows are hard to halt.

• A creative eruption can start with the ground swelling a tiny bit each year.

• Most volcanoes have both destructive and creative eruptions.

Which adjective best describes the smell of lava?

• stinky

• gooey

• sweet

• hot

How does magma move from deep within Earth to the surface?

• It bubbles up to a river or stream and flows out.

• It rises in a tube to an opening on the surface.

• It forms a mountain and then seeps out to the bottom.

• It becomes a gas and floats into the air before cooling off.

Where does the selection say a volcano might secretly erupt?

• Within a swamp.

• Beneath a city.

• Under a glacier.

• Inside a cave.

What is the most dangerous volcano called in the selection?

• Super Volcano

• Gigantic eruption

• Scarred Land

• Dome volcano

What are magma and Lava?

What is the first sign a volcano will appear?

What happens when lava hits the ocean?

Can creative eruptions be stopped?