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Volcanoes

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?
a)
Lava
b)
Mafic Magma
c)
Felsic Magma
d)
None of these
3.
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
4.
Volcanoes that have recently erupted are known as:
a)
Extinct Volcano
b)
Dormant Volcano
c)
Active Volcano
d)
What's a volcano?
5.
volcano that has erupted in the last 2000 years but not recently is known as....
a)
Dormant
b)
Active
c)
Extinct
d)
Angry
6.
Volcanoes that have not erupted for at least 10,000 years are described as...
a)
Sleeping
b)
Dormant
c)
Active
d)
Extinct
7.
What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?
a)
Hot Spot
b)
Magma
c)
Lava
d)
Volcano
8.
As magma rises towards the surface it collects in a 'room' called a _____ _____ . 
a)
magma chamber
b)
side vent
c)
main vent
d)
lava chamber
9.
Vocanoes are found...
a)
on land
b)
under water
c)
on islands
d)
all of the above
10.
What can be created by a volcano?
a)
a book
b)
a tiger
c)
an island
d)
a person
11.
What does not come out of volcanos?
a)
ash
b)
lava
c)
rock
d)
chocolate
12.

what happens in the volcanoes vent?

a)

it erupts

b)

it explodes

c)

it shakes