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Volcanoes

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is Mount Etna?

a)

Italy

b)

America

c)

Greece

d)

Spain

2.

Which Volcano is found in Japan?

a)

Mount Vesuvius

b)

Mount St Helens

c)

Mount Fuji

d)

Mount Etna

3.

Which Roman God gave it's name to Volcanoes

a)

Mercury

b)

Vulcan

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

4.

What is the name given to where most of the worlds volcanoes are located?

a)

The Ring of Fire

b)

The Ring of Ash

c)

The Circle of Fire

d)

The Ring of Lava

5.

What are the over-lapping pieces of the Earth's crust called that cause volcanoes?

a)

The core

b)

Tectonic Plates

c)

Technological Plates

d)

Friction

6.

What is the name given to a volcano that has recently erupted and may erupt again?

a)

Dormant

b)

Extinct

c)

Active

d)

Alive

7.

What is the name given to the liquid, molten rock when it is under the ground?

a)

Ash

b)

Pumice Stone

c)

Lava

d)

Magma

8.

What is the name of the liquid, molten rock when it flows out of a volcano?

a)

Lava

b)

Magma

c)

Ash

d)

Pumice Stone

9.

What is the opening on the Earth's surface of a volcano called?

a)

Vent

b)

Core

c)

Throat

d)

Hole

10.

On what other 2 planets have scientists discovered volcanoes?

a)

Jupiter and Venus

b)

Mars and Venus

c)

Mercury and Neptune

d)

Mercury and Mars

11.

What is the name given to the centre of the Earth made of nickel and iron?

a)

Magma

b)

Core

c)

Throat

d)

Lava

12.

What is the name of the rock that forms when lava cools?

a)

Pumice

b)

Basalt

c)

Granite

d)

Limestone