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Volcanoes

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How large is the biggest volcano in the world?

a)

7,176 meters tall

b)

9,170 meters tall

c)

9,837 meters tall

d)

8,948 meters tall

2.

How small is the smallest volcano?

a)

407 meters tall

b)

193 meters tall

c)

584 meters tall

d)

508 meters tall

3.

How many volcanoes are on the mainland in the United States?

a)

169

b)

574

c)

103

d)

659

4.

Are there any volcanoes in Ohio?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

How long does it take for a volcano to form?

a)

several thousand years

b)

one thousand years

c)

several hundred years

d)

one hundred years

6.

How much destruction can a volcano cause?

a)

Fast Floods

b)

Mud Slides

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Rock falls

e)

All of the above

7.

Can volcanic smoke harm humans/animals/plants?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

How many active volcanoes are in the world right now?

a)

1,239,384

b)

1,500

c)

2,488

d)

903

9.

What is the study of volcanoes called?

a)

Archaeology

b)

Volcanology

c)

Lavaology

10.

How hot is raw magma in a volcano?

a)

700° C to 1,200° C

b)

900° C to 7,000° C

11.

Why doesnt lava/hot magma burn through the side of the volcano?

a)

Its not hot enough

b)

The rock surrounding the volcano is too tough to burn through

c)

All of the above

12.

How old is the oldest volcano?

a)

5,004,342,243 years old

b)

9,300 years old

c)

350,000 years old

d)

50,000 years old

13.

Volcanoes have to be in the shape of a mountain.

a)

False

b)

True

14.

Where does the lava in a volcano come from?

a)

The volcano makes it

b)

It is created with chemicals in the air

c)

In a chamber under the volcano

d)

It travels from far away into the volcano