WorksheetsEver Changing Earth learning set 5
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the definition of dormant?
a)
sleeping
b)
extinct
c)
active
d)
invisible
2.
What are scientists that study volcanoes called?
a)
doctor
b)
vet
c)
volcanologist
d)
volcano scientist
3.
What is the opening that extends from the magma chamber to the top of the volcano called?
a)
magma
b)
lava
c)
vent
d)
crater
4.
What is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?
a)
Lava
b)
Mafic Magma
c)
Felsic Magma
d)
None of these
5.
A volcano that has gentle sloping sides and is formed from runny lava
a)
Shield volcano
b)
Cinder cone
c)
Composite
d)
None of these
6.
This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.
a)
Circle of Fire
b)
Ring of Lava
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Circle of Magma
7.
A volcano that has steep sides and is formed from lava chunks is called
a)
a shield volcano
b)
a cinder cone volcano
c)
a composite volcano
8.
A volcano that is made from layers of both runny lava and lava chunks is called
a)
a shield volcano
b)
a cinder cone volcano
c)
a composite volcano
9.
Dormant volcanoes might erupt in the future.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
This city was destroyed in 79 A.D. by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
a)
Rome
b)
Munich
c)
Pompeii
d)
Naples
11.
Volcanoes are found...
a)
on land
b)
under water
c)
on islands
d)
all of the above
12.
Volcanic belts form along
a)
islands in the Pacific Ocean
b)
North American mountain ranges
c)
the boundaries of Earth's plates
d)
the coast of Antarctica
13.
The formation of the Hawaiian Islands is one example of
a)
volcanoes forming over a hot spot
b)
volcanoes forming along a plate boundary
c)
the Ring of Fire
d)
continental drift
14.
Liquid magma flows upward through cracks in rock because it is
a)
highly fluid
b)
less dense than the surrounding solid material
c)
highly magnetic
d)
more dense than the surrounding solid material
15.
Before lava reaches the surface it is called
a)
rock
b)
magma
c)
volcanic ash
d)
liquid fire
16.
When ash, cinders, and bombs build up in a steep pile around a volcano's vent, the result is a
a)
cinder cone volcano
b)
shield volcano
c)
composite volcano
d)
dormant volcano
17.
an opening of Earth from which lava, ash, and steam escape
a)
layer
b)
dangerous
c)
erupt
d)
volcano
18.
A dead volcano is called what?
a)
active
b)
dormant
c)
extinct
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