Volcanoes

Which of the following is not a natural disaster?

• Volcano

• Avalanche

• Oil spill

• Tsunami

A natural hazard has the potential to turn into a natural disaster.

• True

• False

What is the largest layer of the earth?

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Crust

The inner core is made from...

• Lava

• Solid metal

• Air

• Liquid metal

Tectonic plates can...

• pull apart from one another

• push into each other

• rub side by side

• All of the above

What is the Ring of Fire?

Volcanoes that have not erupted in a long time but are expected to erupt again in the future are called...

• Active

• Dormant

• Extinct

Magma / Lava leaves the volcano through the...

• Vent

• Crater

• Chamber

• Conduit

Mount Vesuvius erupted in what year?

• 75 BC

• 49 AD

• 79 AD

• 159 AD

Who wrote about the events of Pompeii?

• Tacticus

• Lombardo

• Pliny the Elder

• Pliny the Younger