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Pathways 3 RW U4

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ................ of the volcano Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland in 2010 sent huge clouds of smoke across Northern Europe.

a)

pressure

b)

eruption

c)

threaten

d)

accumulate

2.

Volcanic activity ....................

many parts of the Hawaiian Islands.

a)

pressure

b)

eruption

c)

threatens

d)

accumulate

3.

Shield volcanoes grow as lava flows

........................ on the surface.

a)

pressure

b)

eruption

c)

threatens

d)

accumulate

4.

Intense ................. from Mauna Loa, the world's largest and heaviest volcano, has forced the ocean's crust below it into the mantle.

a)

pressure

b)

eruption

c)

threatens

d)

accumulate

5.

In Volcano National Park, visitors can walk across

....................... craters.

a)

vast

b)

explode

c)

threatens

d)

accumulate

6.

When a volcano

.........................

, it often produces loud noises.

a)

vast

b)

explodes

c)

cracks

d)

continuous

7.

There are four volcanoes on Earth that have been in a period of

......................... eruption for over 100 years.

a)

vast

b)

explodes

c)

cracks

d)

continuous

8.

In some types of volcanoes, the ........................

of the dome precedes the eruption.

a)

vast

b)

collapse

c)

cracks

d)

continuous

9.

In the ..................

country of Brazil, there is only one volcano.

a)

entire

b)

collapse

c)

eruption

d)

accumulate

10.

During an eruption, gases often leak out of ..........................

or breaks in the ground.

a)

vast

b)

explodes

c)

cracks

d)

continuous

11.

Before a storm, the sky .............................. and the wind blows.

a)

darkens

b)

darks

12.

Tropical storms often ................... and don't become hurricanes.

a)

weak

b)

weaken

13.

The .....................from the lighthouse alerts ships of the hazardous coastlines.

a)

light

b)

lighten

14.

The weather forecast of rain may ....................plans for the outdoor concert.

a)

threaten

b)

threat

15.

Firefighters estimated that the flames reached a ......................of four meters.

a)

heighten

b)

height