Unit 2 Lesson 1: Could a Volcano Pop Up Where You Live?

What is a volcano?

• A big mountain that is closed
• A piece of land on the Earth
• An opening in the Earth's surface

What are tectonic Plates?

• Pieces of the Earth's surface that fit together
• Plates that are used to eat
• Plates that are on top of a volcano

How are volcanoes classified?

• Sleepy, active, big
• Small, big, medium
• Active, dormant, Extinct

What is the difference between magma and lava?

• Magma is a green color and lava is an orange color
• Magma is a liquid that is hot and lava is a solid that is cold
• Magma is when it is inside the volcano, lava is when it is outside the volcano

Besides land, where can volcanoes occur?

• Ocean & Ice Caps
• Forest and Ocean
• Desert and Ice Caps

What is the circle where lots of volcanoes are located, called?

• Volcano of Fire Ring
• Wedding Ring
• Ring of Fire

What is it called when a lava shoots out of a volcano?

• Explosion
• Eruption
• Volcanic Boom

What is Basalt?

• A type of rock formed from cooled down lava
• A type of dirt that is surrounding the area of a volcano
• A type of volcano that erupts

What is the scientist who studies volcanoes called?

• Geologist
• Meteorologist
• Volcanologist

An extinct Volcano has erupted recently.

• True
• False