Mystery Science Vocabulary Quiz

What type of rock is formed when thin, fast-moving lava cools and is usually very dark in color?

• Basalt

• Felsite

• Granite

• Sandstone

What is a cone volcano?

• A volcano with slow-flowing, thick lava that usually erupts with an explosion

• A volcano with fast-flowing, thin lava that does not usually erupt with an explosion

• A mountain with no lava

• A flat area with no volcanic activity

What does it mean to erupt?

• To slowly cool down

• When lava quickly comes out of a volcano

• To form a mountain

• To create a river

What is an experiment?

• A type of rock

• A test used to discover new information about a question

• A type of volcano

• A type of lava

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What type of rock is formed when thick, slow-moving lava cools and is usually light in color?

• Basalt

• Felsite

• Marble

• Limestone

What is lava?

• Solid rock found on Earth

• Liquid rock that flows or explodes from a volcano

• A type of mountain

• A type of experiment

What is a model in scientific terms?

• A real volcano

• A pretend version of something that scientists use when the real thing is too big, small, or complicated to work with

• A type of rock

• A type of lava

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is rock?

• A liquid found in volcanoes

• A solid natural material that is found on and under the surface of the Earth

• A type of experiment

• A type of model

What is a shield volcano?

• A volcano with fast-flowing, thin lava that does not usually erupt with an explosion

• A volcano with slow-flowing, thick lava that usually erupts with an explosion

• A type of rock

• A type of experiment

What is a volcano?

• A high area of land with an opening where lava flows or explodes out from

• A type of rock

• A type of experiment

• A type of model