Volcanoes: Nature's Fiery Wonders

What type of volcano is built almost entirely of fluid lava flows?

• Shield Volcano

• Composite Volcano

• Cinder Cone Volcano

• Lava Dome

Which type of volcanic eruption is characterized by highly viscous lava that does not travel far from the erupting vent?

• Hawaiian

• Strombolian

• Vulcanian

• Plinian

What is the primary gas released during a volcanic eruption?

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

Which volcanic hazard involves a fast-moving flow of hot gas and volcanic matter?

• Lava flow

• Lahar

• Pyroclastic flow

• Volcanic ash fall

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What is a lahar?

• A type of explosive eruption

• A slow-moving flow of lava

• A mudflow or debris flow composed of a slurry of pyroclastic material, rocky debris, and water

• A cloud of volcanic ash that travels through the air

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Which famous volcanic eruption occurred in AD 79 and buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum?

• Mount St. Helens

• Krakatoa

• Mount Vesuvius

• Mount Pinatubo

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The eruption of which volcano in 1883 was one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events in recorded history?

• Mount Tambora

• Krakatoa

• Mount St. Helens

• Eyjafjallajökull

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What is the Ring of Fire?

• A circle of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean

• A specific type of lava flow

• A ritual performed before a volcanic eruption

• A famous volcanic park

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Which type of volcano consists of layers of ash and lava flows?

• Shield Volcano

• Composite Volcano

• Cinder Cone Volcano

• Lava Dome

What is the term for fragments of volcanic rock and lava that are blasted into the air by explosions or carried upward by hot gases in an eruption?

• Lava flows

• Pyroclastic materials

• Lahars

• Pumice