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4th Grade Science Chapter 5 Lesson 3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False, there can be volcanoes in the middle of the sea.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Finish the sentence. Hawaiian Islands are actually...

a)

hot spots.

b)

chains.

c)

volcanoes.

d)

part of Asia.

3.

What is the volcano called if the sides are wide and flat?

a)

composite volcano

b)

cinder-cone volcano

c)

valent volcano

d)

shield volcano

4.

What are composite volcanoes made up of?

a)

made up of layers of lava and ash

b)

one side of the cone matches the shape on the other side

5.

What type of volcano have steep sides?

a)

Cinder-cone

b)

Shield

c)

composite

6.

What type of eruption happened to Mount. St. Helens?

a)

Giant eruption

b)

Tiny eruption

c)

Anger eruption

d)

explosive eruption

7.

What is a volcano?

a)

Magma that explodes on the sides of a steep hill

b)

It is a chain of faults

c)

Pieces of rock

d)

opening in Earth's crust

8.

What does NOT describe a composite volcano?

a)

Sides are wide and flat.

b)

Has layers of lava and ash.

c)

Has two different types of erosion.

d)

A lot of gas is trapped in the magma.

9.

What does NOT describe a shield volcano?

a)

Formed by layers of lava that build up over time

b)

Lava flows gently out in all directions

c)

usually symmetric

d)

lava bursts when it erupts

10.

True or False, if you are outdoors and there is an eruption, run away as fast as you can.

a)

True

b)

False