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WorksheetsVolcano Quiz
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is NOT a type of volcano?
a)
Shield
b)
Composite
c)
Cinder
d)
Subduction
2.
What is a huge hole left by the collapse of a volcano called?
a)
caldera
b)
vent
c)
lava plateau
d)
hot spot
3.
Fast moving lava is called?
a)
Pahoehoe
b)
aa
c)
ash
d)
magma
4.
Cool and slow lava is called?
a)
Aa
b)
Pahoehoe
c)
magma
d)
ash
5.
What are the string of islands formed by volcanoes along deep ocean trenches called?
a)
Ring of fire
b)
caldera
c)
geysers
d)
island arc
6.
The hotter the magma, the thinner it will be.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Magma collects and is formed in the...
a)
Side Vent
b)
Magma Chamber
c)
Vent
d)
Crater
8.
The Hawaiian Islands were created by....
a)
Hot spots
b)
Island arc
c)
Geysers
d)
convergent plate boundaries
9.
Groundwater that is heated up by magma forms a...
a)
volcano
b)
hot spring
c)
hot spot
d)
geyser
10.
What is pyroclastic material?
a)
Magma that is formed in a hot spring
b)
Molten rock
c)
Magma that is trapped underground
d)
Magma that blasts into the air and hardens
11.
What is an area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust called?
a)
divergent boundary
b)
hot spot
c)
island arc
d)
transform boundary
12.
What is the bowl-shaped area that may form around the central vent called?
a)
Pipe
b)
Side vent
c)
Crater
d)
Lava flow
13.
What is the order that the magma from inside the volcano comes to the surface?
a)
Vent, magma chamber,pipe
b)
Magma chamber, pipe, vent
c)
Pipe, magma chamber, vent
d)
Magma chamber, vent, pipe
14.
What kind of volcano is formed by layers of lava alternate with layers of ash, cinders, and bombs?
a)
Composite
b)
Shield
c)
Cinder cone
d)
Active
15.
What volcano is a wide, gently sloping mountain formed by low-silica lava flow called?
a)
Shield volcano
b)
Composite volcano
c)
Cinder cone volcano
d)
Dormant volcano
16.
Volcanoes that are erupting or showing signs they may erupt are called?
a)
Dormant
b)
Active
c)
Extinct
d)
Dead
17.
What is the smallest type of volcano?
a)
Cinder cone
b)
Shield
c)
Stratovolcanoes
d)
Composite
18.
What is number 1 pointing to?
a)
Lava flow
b)
Pipe
c)
Crater
d)
Vent
19.
What is number 2 pointing to?
a)
Pipe
b)
Side Vent
c)
Vent
d)
Magma Chamber
20.
What is number 3 pointing to?
a)
Lava Flow
b)
Magma Chamber
c)
Pipe
d)
Crater
21.
What is number 4 pointing to?
a)
Magma Chamber
b)
Vent
c)
Pipe
d)
Crater
22.
What is number 5 pointing to?
a)
Side vent
b)
Magma Chamber
c)
Pipe
d)
Vent
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