Volcanoes Multiple Choice Quiz 10/16

What is a volcano?

• A large body of water

• A mountain that erupts with lava

• A type of tree

• A deep valley

What is lava?

• Melted rock that comes out of a volcano

• A type of plant

• A kind of animal

• A type of cloud

Which part of the volcano is the opening where lava comes out?

• Crater

• Magma chamber

• Vent

• Ash cloud

What is magma?

• Solid rock inside a volcano

• Melted rock beneath the Earth's surface

• Water inside a volcano

• Ash from a volcano

What causes a volcano to erupt?

• Wind blowing on the mountain

• Pressure from gasses and magma inside the Earth

• Rain falling on the mountain

• Animals digging in the ground

Which type of volcano is the most explosive?

• Shield volcano

• Cinder cone volcano

• Composite volcano

• Lava dome volcano

What is the Ring of Fire?

• A famous volcano in Hawaii

• An area in the Pacific Ocean with many volcanoes

• A type of volcanic rock

• A type of volcanic eruption

What is a dormant volcano?

• A volcano that is currently erupting

• A volcano that has never erupted

• A volcano that is not currently erupting but may erupt again

• A volcano that has erupted and will never erupt again

What is the difference between magma and lava?

• Magma is melted rock inside the Earth, and lava is melted rock on the Earth's surface

• Magma is solid rock, and lava is liquid rock

• Magma is found in the ocean, and lava is found on land

• Magma is cold, and lava is hot

Which of the following is a famous volcano that erupted in 79 AD, burying the city of Pompeii?

• Mount St. Helens

• Mount Vesuvius

• Mount Fuji

• Mount Kilimanjaro