Volcanoes Quiz CW

What is magma?

• part of a volcano

• a type of volcano

• melted rock

• ash and steam

The passage compares a volcano to a ___.

• FIREPLACE

• OVEN

• POT OF BOILING WATER

• CHIMNEY

What causes a volcano to erupt?

• RISING PRESSURE

• HOTTER MAGMA

• WEAK ROCKS

• PYROPLASTIC FLOWS

Sometimes when a volcano erupts, the top of the mountain explodes.

• true

• false

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Where is the volcano's crater formed?

• beneath Earth's crust

• at the top of the volcano

• on the side of the volcano

• at the base of the volcano

How is lava different than magma?

• it is made of different types of rocks

• it is hotter than magma

• it is magma on Earth's surface

• it is magma inside the Earth

Lava only comes out of the top of a volcano, never the side.

• true

• false

Where can you find shield volcanoes?

• Pompeii

• Italy

• Florida

• Hawaii

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What was the name of the volcano that destroyed the city of Pompeii?

• Mt. Saint Helens

• Mt. Rushmore

• Mt. Vesuvius

• Mt. Everest

What is the deadliest part of a stratovolcano?

• the steam

• the pyroclastic flow

• the side vent

• the crater

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