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Volcanoes

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the definition of dormant?
a)
sleeping
b)
extinct
c)
active
d)
invisible
2.
Which type of volcano has recently erupted or will soon erupt?
a)
Active
b)
Dormant
c)
Extinct
3.
Over time, as a volcano continues to erupt, it will get
a)
smaller
b)
bigger
c)
hungry
d)
cold
4.
What is a volcano?
a)
A mountain that has lava all over it 
b)
A giant hill filled with magma
c)
A long high sea wave 
d)
A hole in the Earth where magma erupts
5.

What is 'lava' called when it is underground, before it comes out of a volcano?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Magma

c)

Pyroclastic flow

d)

Mantle

6.

What is the name of the circle of volcanoes in the Pacific region?

a)

Ring of the Lords

b)

Circle of Life

c)

Pacific Rim

d)

Ring of Fire

7.

Which of the following is the buried city in Italy after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius?

a)

Pompeii

b)

Popeye

c)

Pompaii

d)

Popeii

8.

What is the mouth of a volcano called?

a)

Dome

b)

Vent

c)

Crater

d)

Magma chamber

9.

True or false? All volcanic eruptions feature rivers of lava.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Because of converging movement of plates, the type of volcano that is commonly found in the Pacific Ring of Fire is ___________.

a)

Cinder volcano

b)

Scoria cone

c)

Shield volcano

d)

Composite

11.

Active volcanoes are most likely to be found _________.

a)

in subduction zones

b)

in the Pacific Ring of Fire

c)

over a hot spot

d)

d. all of the above

12.

Which of these volcanoes is Mt. Mayon?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

An example of this volcano type is Mayon Volcano.

a)

shield

b)

cinder cone

c)

composite

d)

none of the above

14.

Which Volcano erupted in 1991 which is the first time in almost 600 years?

a)

Mt Mayon

b)

Mt. Kanlaon

c)

Mt Pinatubo

d)

Taal Volcano

15.

How are volcanoes formed?

a)

When hot lava inside the Earth goes to the surface.

b)

When molten rock from inside the Earth goes to the surface.

c)

Both of the choices.

d)

None of the choices.

16.

A __________zone forms when continental crust and oceanic crust collide thus producing volcanoes.

a)

hotspot

b)

drifting

c)

subduction

d)

earthquake

17.

Mauna Loa is broad, gently - sloping and exhibits mild eruption. What type of volcano is this?

a)

Stratovolcano

b)

Shield volcano

c)

Cinder cone volcano

d)

Lava Dome

18.

Which of the following statements correctly describes an extinct volcano?

a)

will probably erupt again

b)

will probably not erupt again

c)

will erupt after a specific period of time

19.

A volcano formed in short period of time made up of ash and rock fragments are known as:

a)

Stratovolcano

b)

Shield volcano

c)

Cinder cone volcano

d)

Lava Dome

20.

What part of the volcano is indicated by letter A?

a)

cone

b)

vent

c)

crater

d)

magma chamber

21.
Volcanoes that have not erupted for at least 10,000 years are described as...
a)
Sleeping
b)
Dormant
c)
Active
d)
Extinct
22.
__________ volcanoes are formed from fast flowing, lava which flows easily over the surface, forming larger volcanoes with gentle sides.
a)

Cinder

b)
Composite
c)

Dome

d)
Shield
23.
A steep cone-shaped hill or mountain
a)
Cinder cone volcano
b)
Shield volcano
c)
Composite volcano
d)

Dome

24.

Small type of volcano spills thick lava which cools and piles up around the vent and usually came from a bigger volcano.

a)

Cinder Cone

b)

Composite

c)

Lava Dome

d)

Shield

25.

The weak point in the Earth’s crust where hot magma rises and reaches the earth’s

surface is call the __________.

a)

Crater

b)

Magma Chamber

c)

Main Vent

d)

Secondary Cone

26.

Which is NOT a factor affecting volcanoes’ eruptive style?

a)

age of volcano

b)

temperature of magma

c)

amount of dissolved gases

d)

chemical composition of magma

27.
What is the spread of lava as it pours out of a vent?
a)

magma chamber

b)

pipe

c)

lava flow

d)

crater

28.

What type of volcano is wide and flat, created by layers of lava flow?

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

d)

Lava Dome

29.

What is another name for a composite volcano?

a)

Metavolcanoes

b)

Stratovolcanoes

c)

Megacones

d)

Epicanoes

30.

It can easily be identified because of its structure which is tall and broad with flat rounded shape.

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Composite Volcano

c)

Cinder Cone Volcano

31.

What type of volcano is this?

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

32.
This volcano is most likely which type of volcano?
a)

Lava dome

b)

Composite

c)

Shield

d)

Cinder cone

33.
An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock, gases, and ash erupts is called a(n) _____________. 
a)

explosion

b)

volcano

c)

vent

d)

plate boundaries

34.
How are lava and magma most different?
a)

their location

b)

their temperature

c)

their color

d)

their textures

35.

What type of volcano is shown?

a)

Lava Dome

b)

Cinder

c)

Composite

d)

Shield

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