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Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what country is the story Eruption based in?

a)

United States

b)

Columbia

c)

Philippines

d)

Japan

2.

What gas had jumped up tenfold when Chris took a gas reading from Mount Pinatubo

a)

Cabon Monoxide

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Sulfur Monoxide

d)

Sulfur Dioxide

3.

Geologist use a seismograph to measure

a)

earthquakes

b)

gas

c)

magma

d)

ash clouds

4.

The period during which a volcano is temporarily inactive

a)

dormancy

b)

plume

c)

harmonic tremor

d)

quakes

5.

water found underground in the cracks in sand, soil and rock

a)

above ground

b)

ground water

c)

reservoir

d)

conduit

6.

A channel for moving lava

a)

conduit

b)

magma chamber

c)

summit

d)

vent

7.

discussing an idea or trying to make a decision

a)

brain storm

b)

conversation

c)

confrontation

d)

conferring

8.

a dense, destructive mass of very hot ash, lava fragments, and gases ejected explosively from a volcano and typically flowing downslope at great speed.

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

pyroclastic flow

d)

USCG

9.

True or False Volcanoes don’t necessarily move

from deep sleep to violent eruption

in a straight, orderly progression.”

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Name of the Air Force base in the Philippines close to Mt. Pinatubo

a)

Lackland AFB

b)

Air Force Academy

c)

Ft. Sam Houston

d)

Clark AFB

11.

outcomes or effects of events

a)

actions

b)

consequences

c)

ramping up

d)

underlying

12.

(a)   and bulges might plug

a vent, causing pressure to build

underground

13.

Sketch and Label a detailed picture of a volcano. Make sure to label the magma chamber, vents, ash clouds, lava flows, conduit , crater, and the summit. ( This is done on your own paper. Color it) Neatness counts

4 lines
14.

After the volcanic eruption on Mt Pinatubo and other natural disaster struck this island what was it.

a)

tornado

b)

heat wave

c)

typhoon

d)

drought

15.

light glassy lava

a)

pumice

b)

lava

c)

magma

d)

pyroclastic flow

16.

Did the pyroclastic flow reach Clark Air Force Base

a)

yes

b)

no

17.

The eruption of Mount Pinatubo was the ______largest eruption in the twentieth century.

a)

fourth

b)

third

c)

second

d)

first

18.

extremely hot or intense.

a)

chilly

b)

frosty

c)

frigid

d)

searing

19.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a volcano

a)

Lava Flows

b)

Fumaroles

c)

Pyroclastic Flows

d)

abyssal plains

20.

Which of the following is not a scientific instrument used to measure volcanoes

a)

video plankton recorder

b)

seismic monitor

c)

Radar mapping instruments

d)

gas samples