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Volcanoes & Natural Hazards

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Volcanoes can be found on the ocean floor.

a)

True

b)

False

2.


A volcano forms from which layer of the Earth?

a)

mantle

b)

outer core

c)

inner core

d)

crust

3.

Molten rock inside the Earth is called ________________.

a)

gas

b)
magma
c)

diverging plate

d)
lava
4.

Molten rock outside the Earth is called ______________.

a)

gas

b)
magma
c)

diverging plate

d)
lava
5.


Most volcanoes are located between divergent and ______________ tectonic plates.

a)

convergent

b)

transform boundaries

c)

sink holes

6.


What do we call the area where volcanoes form in the middle of a plate?

a)

sink holes

b)

divergent

c)

convergent

d)

hot spots

7.


The ____________ is the Earth's largest plate. 

a)

South American Plate

b)
Pacific Plate
c)
Atlantic Plate
d)
Indian Plate
8.

The nickname for the Pacific Plate is _________________.

a)

Pangea

b)

Continental Drift

c)

Volcano Alley

d)
Ring of Fire
9.

A volcano only erupts one time.

a)
False
b)

True

10.

When a volcano erupts under the ocean, ____________ erupts into the air with fragments of _____________.

a)

gas; lava

b)

magma; lava

c)

gas; sand

d)

sea creatures; seaweed

11.

A _________________ is an extreme event that can change the Earth's surface very quickly.

a)

blizzard

b)

natural hazard

c)

air pollution

d)

iceberg

12.

Natural hazards are caused by the forces of nature and are a part of nature.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which of the following is an example of a tectonic hazard?

a)

tornado

b)

tsunami

c)

sand storm

d)

snow storm

14.

A(n) ________________ occurs when a region has certain weather conditions.

a)

earthquake

b)

tsunami

c)

flood

d)

landslide

15.


There are three main categories of natural hazards.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What type of hazard is an earthquake?

a)

tectonic hazard

b)

climatic hazard

17.


What type of hazard is a flood?

a)

tectonic hazard

b)

climatic hazard

18.


What type of hazard is a drought?

a)

tectonic hazard

b)

climatic hazard

19.


What type of hazard is a tsunami?

a)

tectonic hazard

b)

climatic hazard