WorksheetsVolcano Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What are the different types of volcanoes?
Cinder Cones
Composite Volcanoes
Shield Volcanoes
Lava Volcanoes
All of the above
Cinder cones are c _ _ c _ _ _ _or oval cones made up of small fragments of lava.
(a)
Composite volcanoes are usually made from high-viscosity _ _ _ _ash and rock debris.
(a)
Lava domes are formed when erupting lava is too_ _ _ _ _ to flow and makes a steep -sided mound as the lava piles up.
(a)
What are the three layers the earth is made of?
Mantle,
Core,
Crust
Crust,
Mantle,
Core
Core,
Crust,
Mantle
What are the different stages of volcanoes?
_ _ _ _ve- Recently erupted and will erupt again soon.
_ _ _ _ _nt- Has not erupted in a long time but there is a possibility it may erupt.
_ _ _ _ _ct- Erupted thousands of years ago, no possibility of eruption anymore.
(a)
How do volcanoes erupt?
When two plates collide, _ _ _ _ _ is squeezed up.
(a)
What happens in an eruption?
Eruptions can cause lateral blast, _ _ _ _ flows, hot ash flows, mudslides, avalanches, falling ash and floods.
water
lava
magma
What happens in an eruption?
An erupting volcano can trigger tsunamis, flash _ _ _ _ _ _ and earthquakes.
(a)
Fresh lava ranges from _ _ _oc to _ _ _ _oc in temperature and glows red hot to white hot as it flows.
(a)
How many volcanoes are there in the world?
_ _ _ _ active volcanoes in the world.
(a)
What is the largest active volcano?
_au_a _oa
(a)
Where is the largest volcano located?
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Guam
Hawaii
The largest active volcano is _ _ _ _ _ feet above sea level.
(a)
_a (a) a is the liquid rock inside a volcano.
