Geography | 1.6

In what year did the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius completely bury the Italian city of Pompeii?

• 79 C.E.

• 1979 C.E.

• 79 B.C.E.

• 1979 B.C.E.

Which of the following statements is usually true about volcanoes?

• Volcanic debris is broken down to create rich soil for a wide variety of plants to thrive.

• Because of the lava and heat generated from the volcanoes, plants will not grow for hundreds of miles.

• Volcanic debris is broken down to create soil conditions that are detrimental to most plant life.

• Livestock and wild animals are unable to digest plants grown in the soil created from the broken down volcanic matter.

Which seventeenth-century Caribbean haven for pirates was wiped out by a massive earthquake and tsunami on June 7, 1692?

• Port Royal, Jamaica

• Havana, Cuba

• Krakatoa, Indonesia

• Cozumel, Mexico

The lithosphere is divided into 15 to 20 massive slabs of rock. What are those massive slabs called?

• Tectonic plates

• Magmatic plates

• Mantle plates

• Outer core plates

What is the term for a volcano that is many times wider than it is high, with lava that is thinner and flows more easily?

• Shield volcano

• Stratovolcano

• Cryptovolcano

• Submarine volcano

Where is Mauna Loa located?

• Hawaii

• Indonesia

• Japan

• Russia

What device is used by modern geologists to measure small earthquakes near active volcanoes?

• Seismometer

• Sonar

• Global Positioning System

• Polygraph

Which type of energy is provided from volcanoes and is used in Iceland to generate 90 percent of its heat for residences?

• Geothermal

• Hydroelectric

• Nuclear

• Natural gas

What is the name for the solid outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and upper mantle?

• Lithosphere

• Paleosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Troposphere

One reason to visit Hawaii is to see the largest active volcano in the world. What is the name of that volcano?

• Mauna Loa

• Vesuvius

• Oahu

• Krakatoa