Volcanoes

1. Up to three quarters of active volcanoes in the world can be found in which area?

• On land

• On the ocean floor

• Alongside the equator

2. What is the definition of volcanic lava?

• A. Magma erupting on the Earth’s surface

• B. Gas clouds from volcanoes

• C. Ash spewed out on the Earth’s surface

3. What do we call the opening located at the top of volcanoes?

• A. Vent

• B. Crater

• C. Mouth

4. What is magma?

• A. A magnetic force lying under the ground

• B. Lava

• C. Hot, molten rocks

5. What is the largest volcano on earth?

• A. Mauna Loa in the United States

• B. Vesuvius in Italy

• C. Sakurajima in Japan

6. The ancient Italian town of Pompeii was buried by which volcano?

• A. Mount Etna

• B. Teide

• C. Mount Vesuvius

7. What do we call the kind of volcano with gentle slopes and a very broad shape?

• A. Stratovolcano

• B. Shield

• C. Caldera

8. When lava in volcanoes cools, it forms which type of rocks?

• A. Sedimentary rock

• B. Igneous rock

• C. Metamorphic rock

9. Where does the term “volcano” come from?

• A. Star Trek

• B. The ancient Roman god named Vulcan

• C. Italian

10. The “Ring of Fire”, an area with a high concentration of active volcanoes, is located in which ocean?

• A. Pacific Ocean

• B. Atlantic Ocean

• C. Indian Ocean