Volcanoes and Earth Changes

What were the students trying to assemble at the beginning of the class?

• A model airplane

• A large globe puzzle

• A dinosaur skeleton

• A miniature volcano

Why did the students' project fall apart?

• They used the wrong glue.

• A dinosaur model knocked it over.

• A piece of the globe was missing.

• Ms. Frizzle accidentally bumped it.

What did Ms. Frizzle say about the Earth?

• The Earth never changes.

• The Earth is changing all the time.

• The Earth only changes during field trips.

• The Earth changes only when new islands are discovered.

What did the Magic School Bus transform into for the first part of the journey?

• A submarine

• A boat

• An airplane

• A surfboard

What were the 'rain clouds' that the bus flew through?

• Regular storm clouds

• Puffs of smoke and ash from a volcano

• Clouds of dust from a desert

• Steam from the ocean

What happened to Dorothy Ann's bag of books at the beginning of the trip?

• It was left on the bus.

• It floated away in the ocean.

• It was taken by a classmate.

• It was stored safely by Ms. Frizzle.

What did the Magic School Bus transform into after leaving the shore?

• A helicopter

• A submarine

• A hot air balloon

• A race car

What did Dorothy Ann discover about the ocean floor that surprised her?

• It was completely flat.

• There were mountains under the ocean.

• It was covered in sand.

• There were cities built by fish.

What is the main difference between a squid and an octopus, as explained by Ms. Frizzle?

• Squids are larger than octopuses.

• Octopuses have more tentacles than squids.

• Squids have 10 tentacles, while octopuses have 8.

• Octopuses live in deeper water than squids.

What caused the "smoke stacks" on the ocean floor to be hot, even though the surrounding water was cold?

• They were volcanoes erupting.

• They were heated by the sun.

• They were hydrothermal vents releasing hot water from inside the Earth.

• They were artificial heaters placed by scientists.