Quiz  /  Volcanoes

  • 1. 
    What is a volcano?

  • An opening in the Earth's crust where magma erupts to the surface
  • A large storm with very high speed winds
  • A violent shaking of the Earth that occurs when two tectonic plates bump into each other
  • A large cloud that generates rain, hail, and lightning

  • 2. 
    What do we call molten hot liquid rock while it is still below the Earth's surface?

  • Magma
  • Igneous
  • Cinder
  • Mauna

  • 3. 
    What do we call molten hot liquid rock once it erupts to the Earth's surface?

  • Lava
  • Magma
  • Igneous
  • Cinder

  • 4. 
    What kind of rocks are formed when lava from a volcano cools?

  • Sedimentary rocks
  • Metamorphic rocks
  • Meteorites
  • Igneous rocks

  • 5. 
    Which of the following descriptions describes a dormant volcano?

  • A volcano that has not erupted in a long time, but may erupt again
  • A volcano that is currently erupting
  • A volcano that scientists believe will never erupt again
  • A volcano that has erupted in recent history

  • 6. 
    What type of volcanoes form from wide thin layers of lava?

  • Cinder cones
  • Lava domes
  • Composite volcanoes
  • Shield volcanoes

  • 7. 
    What type of volcanoes can sometimes form inside another volcano?

  • Lava domes
  • Shield volcanoes
  • Cinder cones
  • Composite volcanoes

  • 8. 
    What type of volcanoes are formed from lava ejected from a single vent at the top, but they don't get taller than around 1,000 feet?

  • Cinder cones
  • Lava domes
  • Composite volcanoes
  • Shield volcanoes

  • 9. 
    What type of volcanoes are formed over many years and can grow to mountains of over 8,000 feet tall?

  • Shield volcanoes
  • Cinder cones
  • Composite volcanoes
  • Lava domes

  • 10. 
    On what planet is the tallest volcano in the Solar System?

  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Earth
  • Mars
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