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Year 3 Geography Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the volcano that erupted in January 2021?

a)

Mount Merapi

b)

Mauna Loa

c)

Mount Vesuvius

d)

Mount Etna

2.

What is the top layer of the Earth?

a)

Outer core

b)

Mantle

c)

Crust

d)

Inner core

3.

The Earth is not made up of one solid layer. It is broken into areas called...

a)

Dinner plates

b)

Tectonic plates

c)

Paper plates

d)

Fancy plates

4.

Molten rock underneath the surface of the Earth is called...

a)

Magma

b)

Ash

c)

Lava

d)

Crust

5.

Earthquakes frequently happen in an area known as...

a)

Lord of the rings

b)

The ring of ice

c)

The ring of flames

d)

The ring of fire

6.

If an earthquake is beneath the ocean it can create huge waves called a...

a)

sea eruption

b)

tsunami

c)

dangerous wave

d)

shockwaves

7.

The Mercalli scale measures the...

a)

intensity of an earthquake

b)

loudness of an earthquake

c)

damage of an earthquake

d)

amount of people affected by the earthquake

8.

In preparation for an earthquake, it is sensible to have an ____________ _________ ready.

a)

Earth kit

b)

X-Box

c)

Emergency kit

d)

Exit kit

9.

What is a volcano?

a)

The Roman God of fire, Vulcan.

b)

A skiing resort.

c)

A volcano is a chimney.

d)

A volcano is a mountain or hill, where molten rock erupts through the surface of the earth.

10.

The temperature of lava ranges between...

a)

100˚C and 200˚C

b)

10,000˚C and 20,000˚C

c)

700˚C and 1200˚C

d)

200˚C and 800˚C

11.

Why do people choose to live near a volcano?

a)

For the thrill of it.

b)

It's pretty.

c)

For nice pictures.

d)

The surrounding slopes provide very good soil which makes the area a good place to farm.

12.

Triton is the largest volcano on which planet?

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

13.

A volcano that is 'not active but expected to erupt again' is called a...

a)

dormant volcano

b)

active volcano

c)

extinct volcano

d)

sleepy volcano

14.

Mount Vesuvius is famous for its 79AD eruption which destroyed the Roman towns called...

a)

Rome and Naples

b)

Sicily and Florence

c)

Venice and Milan

d)

Pompeii and Herculaneum

15.

Why are volcanoes dangerous to people?

a)

Volcanoes can destroy buildings, leaving people homeless

b)

Ash clouds spoil crops

c)

Dust from the eruption can cause illness

d)

All of the above