Why do some volcanoes explode?

Why do some volcanoes explode?

4th Grade

11 Qs

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Why do some volcanoes explode?

Why do some volcanoes explode?

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4th Grade

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Ginny Alred

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What volcano erupted in Washington in 1980, its first eruption in over 100 years?

Mount St. Helens
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Everest
Mount Kilimanjaro

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which describes a shield volcano?

A type of volcano that is wide but not tall.

A type of volcano that is dormant and inactive
A type of volcano with no cone at all
A type of volcano with a narrow, steep cone

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A cone volcano is:

Short and flat

Wide and round with a smooth surface
Narrow and twisted with a jagged edge

Tall and steep with a cone shape

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The rocks of the cone volcano, the kind that explodes, are all pale or light colored. They are called:

gravel

felsite

basalt

cement

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of lava forms in a shield volcano?

thin lava

chunky lava

thick lava

smooth lava

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

After it explodes, a volcano can build itself back up again.

true

false

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Shield volcanoes have a thin, runny lava that cools into a dark-colored rock called:

Basalt
Quartz
Marble
Granite

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