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Anatomy of a Volcanic Eruption Review

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Read this sentence from Anatomy of a Volcanic Eruption. When two plates collide, the denser one moves underneath the lighter one. What does the word COLLIDE mean in this sentence?

a)

crash

b)

deflate

c)

agree

d)

expand

2.

Which is a synonym for collide?

a)

match

b)

strike

c)

adjust

d)

grow

3.

Which is a synonym for spewed?

a)

stopped

b)

closed

c)

erupted

4.

Which is an antonym for dormant?

a)

sleeping

b)

quiet

c)

active

5.

What does destructive mean in this paragraph? Volcanoes are one of the most destructive forces on the planet. They send out hot lava, ash, and steam when they erupt. Volcanoes have wiped out entire communities.

a)

colossal

b)

powerful

c)

damaging

d)

productive

6.

What does the word rotate mean in this sentence? Sometimes, farmers rotate crops or let a patch of land rest soil that the soil can restore its minerals.

a)

turn off

b)

carry on

c)

work out

d)

move around

7.

Volcanoes that have had at least one eruption in recorded history are _________?

a)

dormant

b)

active

c)

extinct

8.

Volcanoes that have not had any eruptions in the last 10,000 years and are not expected to erupt again are_____?

a)

dormant

b)

active

c)

extinct

9.

Volcanoes that have not erupted in historic time, but are expected to erupt again in the future are _________?

a)

dormant

b)

active

c)

extinct

10.

Which prefix would you add to PARENT to describe something that is see-through or clear?

a)

trans-

b)

tele-

c)

amphi-

d)

anti-

11.

Which prefix would you add to PHONE to create another common word?

a)

trans-

b)

tele-

c)

amphi-

d)

anti-