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Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where are most volcanoes found?
a)
Southern Hemisphere
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
d)
Hot Spots
2.
Volcanoes are found...
a)
on land
b)
under water
c)
on islands
d)
all of the above
3.
This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.
a)
Circle of Fire
b)
Ring of Lava
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Circle of Magma
4.
What is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?
a)
Lava
b)
Mafic Magma
c)
Felsic Magma
d)
None of these
5.
What can be created by a volcano?
a)
a book
b)
a tiger
c)
an island
d)
a person
6.

Hot liquid rock under the Earth’s surface is known as

a)

lava

b)

solar

c)

magma

d)

ash

7.

Apart from lava, volcanoes also spew out ash, rocks and toxic gases.

a)

False

b)

True

8.

Where is the area of the Ring of Fire located?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Arctic Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

9.

Where do volcanoes typically form?

a)

At plate boundaries.

b)

In the middle of tectonic plates.

10.

What is the name that scientists gave to the area around the pacific ocean where most of the volcanoes in the world exist?

a)

The Ring of Fire

b)

The Fire Ring

c)

The Ring of Volcanoes

d)

The Volcano Ring

11.
Explosive eruption that hurls ash, gases, cinders, and bombs from the main vent.
a)
Volcano bomb
b)
Geyser
c)
Geothermal energy
d)
Pyroclastic flow
12.

What kind of rocks are formed when lava from a volcano cools?

a)

metamorphic

b)

igneous

c)

sedimentary

d)

meteorites

e)

magma rocks

13.

A hot spot is located at the boundary of a plate

a)

true

b)

false

14.

A prime example of an area over a hot spot is :

a)

Japan

b)

the Andes Mountains

c)

the East African Rift

d)

the Hawaiian Islands

15.
Volcanoes that have recently erupted are known as:
a)
Extinct Volcano
b)
Dormant Volcano
c)
Active Volcano
d)
What's a volcano?