Volcanoes

What is a Volcano?
Inside a Volcano
5 types of Volcanoes
Elements of Eruptions
Eruptions around the
world
Volcanic Aftermath

What is a volcano?
A) The highest peak
in a mountain range.
B) A flat surface on
the earths crust.
C) A character on Star
Trek.
D) A thin spot or
fissure in the earths
crust.

Why do volcanoes erupt?

Hot, melted rock
(magma) deep within
the earth becomes
lighter as it heats up.
Because it is lighter
than solid rock it rises
until it pushes to the
surface of the earth. A
volcanic eruption
occurs!

Melted rock that erupts from a

volcano is called . . .

A)
B)
C)
D)

magma
lava
glupacose
molten rock

Where do volcanoes erupt?

A) In the middle of
the earths plates,
hotspots.
B) Near the edges of
the earths plates.
C) Subduction and rift
zones.
D) All of the above.

Why do volcanoes grow?

A) Repeated eruptions
B) There are various
types of volcanoes and
each forms differently
C) Volcanoes were
formed when the earth
was formed and havent
changed much since then.
D) Both A and B

What are the 3 main shapes of

volcanoes?
A) Dome, Funnel, and
crater
B) Shield, Cinder, and
Composite
C) Volcanic, Tephra,
and Slope
D) Hydrosphere,
Cryosphere, and
Lithosphere

A shield volcano is formed when

A) Great masses of lava slowly
ooze out from an opening in
the earths crust, forming a
broad, gentle slope.*
B) Lava, huge rocks, cinders
and ash explode high into
the air forming a steep cone
up to 35 degrees.
C) Formed by quiet and
explosive eruptions.
D) Concave formation in the
earths crust.

A cinder cone is formed when

A) Great masses of lava slowly
ooze out from an opening in
the earths crust, forming a
broad, gentle slope.
B) Lava, huge rocks, cinders
and ash explode high into
the air forming a steep cone
up to 35 degrees.*
C) Formed by quiet and
explosive eruptions.
D) Concave formation in the
earths crust.

A composite cone forms when

A) Great masses of lava slowly
ooze out from an opening in
the earths crust, forming a
broad, gentle slope.
B) Lava, huge rocks, cinders
and ash explode high into
the air forming a steep cone
up to 35 degrees.
C) Formed by quiet and
explosive eruptions. *
D) Concave formation in the
earths crust.

The following shows what shape

of volcano?

A)
B)
C)
D)

Shield
Cinder*
composite
Dome

The following shows what shape

of volcano?

A)
B)
C)
D)

Shield
Cinder
composite*
Dome

The following shows what shape

of volcano?

A)
B)
C)
D)

Shield*
Cinder
composite
Dome

Mt. Loa and Kilauea are

examples of what volcano shape?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Cinder
Composite
Funnel
Shield

Cinder cone volcanoes can reach

an altitude of
A)
B)
C)
D)

45,000 feet
15,000 feet
3,000 feet
20,000 feet

Mt. Pelee on the island of

Martinique is which volcano
shape?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Composite
Funnel
Cinder cone
Shield

Mt. Vesuvius, Mt. Fujiyama, and

Mt. Rainer are what volcano
shape?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Cinder
Composite
Funnel
Shield

Volcanoes are divided into 3

types
A) Composite, shield,
and Cinder
B) Funnel, Composite,
and Cinder
C) Active, Extinct, and
Dormant
D) Crater, Funnel, Slope

These Volcanoes have erupted in

recent history.

A)
B)
C)
D)

Dormant
Extinct
Active
Explosive

These volcanoes havent erupted

in recorded history and show no
signs of ever erupting.
A)
B)
C)
D)

Dormant
Extinct
Active
Explosive

Dormant volcanoes
A) No activity recorded in
history.
B) Have erupted in recent
history.
C) Currently erupting.
D) Show signs of activity,
but have not erupted in
recent history. It is
sleeping.

The destruction from a volcanic

eruption is caused by
A) Lava and Tephra
B) Ash and Gases in
the air
C) Water, Rock and
Mud
D) all of the above

Which of the following is an

active volcano in North America?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Mt. Vesuvius
Mt. Hood
Mt. Rainer
Mt. Katmai

Which of the following

volcanoes is extinct?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Mt. Hood
Mauna Loa
Mt. Kilamajaro
Both A and C

Which of the following

volcanoes has been dormant or
sleeping?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Paricutin
Mt. Timpanogos
Mt. Hood
Squaw Peak

Mt. Vesuvius destroyed what

city?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Salt Lake City

Cairo
Pompeii
Rome

What year did Mt. St. Helens last

erupt?

A)
B)
C)
D)

1975
1980
1899
1936