volcano quiz

What is the main idea of this selection?

• Volcanic activity is part of the Earth's natural cycle.

• An active volcano is currently erupting.

• Volcanoes are damaging.

• Mt. St. Helens is a volcano in Washington.

A dormant volcano is one that?

• Erupts every year.

• Is quiet for years but is capable of erupting.

• Has a vent.

• Is the only volcano with a vent

What does the word vent mean in our text selection?

• the mouth of a volcano.

• to complain.

• to dry something.

• to bend into shape.

What is a volcanic cloud in our text selection?

• a fresh water stream

• lava

• the mouth of a volcano

• gases from an eruption that will block sunlight and cool temperatures

Eruptions can have a global impact by. . .?

• Winds and gas moving clouds of gas and ash far from the eruption site.

• Absorbing heat and warm temperatures.

• A volcanic cloud can block sunlight and cool temperatures.

• All of the above.

What is lava flow in our text selection?

• A new drink

• a solid mass

• A stream of molten rock

• to bend into shape

What is magma in our text selection?

• a name for a volcano

• an iceberg

• a large cave

• molten rock

What is a dormant volcano in our text selection?

• an active volcano

• a volcano that has just erupted

• a volcano that has not erupted recently but is expected to erupt again.

• a volcano that will never erupt again.

What is an active volcano in our text selection?

• a volcano that won't erupt soon.

• a volcano that is only in the U.S.

• a volcano that will never erupt again.

• a volcano that is erupting or shows signs of erupting.

What is lava in our text selection?

• a soap that cleans

• a stream of molten rock.

• Magma that escaped the Earth's surface.

• a volcanic rock