Volcano Quiz

What is basalt?

• A type of rock formed when thick, slow-moving lava cools and is usually light in color

• A type of rock formed when thin, fast-moving lava cools and is usually very dark in color

• Liquid rock that flows or explodes from a volcano

• A high area of land with an opening where lava flows or explodes out from

What is a cone volcano?

• A volcano with fast-flowing, thin lava that does not usually erupt with an explosion

• A volcano with slow-flowing, thick lava that usually erupts with an explosion

• A test used to discover new information about a question

• A pretend version of something that scientists use when the real thing is too big, small, or complicated to work with

What does it mean to erupt?

• A type of rock formed when thick, slow-moving lava cools and is usually light in color

• A type of rock formed when thin, fast-moving lava cools and is usually very dark in color

• Liquid rock that flows or explodes from a volcano

• A high area of land with an opening where lava flows or explodes out from

What is felsite?

• A type of rock formed when thick, slow-moving lava cools and is usually light in color

• A type of rock formed when thin, fast-moving lava cools and is usually very dark in color

• Liquid rock that flows or explodes from a volcano

• A high area of land with an opening where lava flows or explodes out from

What is a shield volcano?

• A volcano with fast-flowing, thin lava that does not usually erupt with an explosion

• A volcano with slow-flowing, thick lava that usually erupts with an explosion

• A test used to discover new information about a question

• A pretend version of something that scientists use when the real thing is too big, small, or complicated to work with

What is a volcano?

• A type of rock formed when thick, slow-moving lava cools and is usually light in color

• A type of rock formed when thin, fast-moving lava cools and is usually very dark in color

• Liquid rock that flows or explodes from a volcano

• A high area of land with an opening where lava flows or explodes out from

What is basalt?

• A type of rock formed when thick, slow-moving lava cools and is usually light in color

• A type of rock formed when thin, fast-moving lava cools and is usually very dark in color

• Liquid rock that flows or explodes from a volcano

• A high area of land with an opening where lava flows or explodes out from

What is a shield volcano?

• A volcano with fast-flowing, thin lava that does not usually erupt with an explosion

• A volcano with slow-flowing, thick lava that usually erupts with an explosion

• A type of rock formed when thick, slow-moving lava cools and is usually light in color

• A high area of land with an opening where lava flows or explodes out from

What is magma?

• A type of rock formed when thick, slow-moving lava cools and is usually light in color

• A type of rock formed when thin, fast-moving lava cools and is usually very dark in color

• Liquid rock that flows or explodes from a volcano

• A high area of land with an opening where lava flows or explodes out from

What is the primary substance that makes up magma?

• Ice

• Minerals

• Gas

• Water

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