This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Earth > Volcanoes – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Volcanoes Quiz 10 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A plate boundary where the plates divide A) Indirect boundary. B) Transform boundary. C) Convergent boundary. D) Divergent boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Divergent boundary. 2. ..... volcanoes are usually steep sided. They are formed from layers of ash and lava. A) Shield. B) Cone. C) Dormant. D) Extinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cone. 3. A live volcano A) Dormant volcano. B) Active volcano. C) Extinct volcano. D) Shield volcano. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Active volcano. 4. A sleeping volcano is called what? A) Active. B) Dormant. C) Extinct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dormant. 5. What is a determining factor in which type of eruption will occur? A) The chemistry of the magma. B) The size of the mountain. C) The climate around the volcano. D) The number of people living near the volcano. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The chemistry of the magma. 6. What are the most explosive types of volcanoes? A) Shield. B) Composite. C) Cinder Cone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Composite. 7. Which of the following factors associated with huge volcanic eruptions may cause the decrease in the Earth's average temperature for a few years? A) Heat. B) Light. C) Acid rain. D) Volcanic ash. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volcanic ash. 8. Lakes that form near volcanoes considered to be ..... A) Craters. B) Conduits. C) Vents. D) Calderas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calderas. 9. Hawaii's Mauna Kea is an example of a ..... A) Shield volcano. B) Cinder cone volcano. C) Composite volcano. D) Pahoehoe volcano. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shield volcano. 10. What is it called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces? A) Weathering. B) Erosion. C) Deposition. D) Volcanic Eruptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weathering. 11. Batu Tara Volcano in Indonesia in erupts in 1998 this volcanic eruption is an example of? A) Pelean. B) Plinian. C) Vulcanian. D) Phreatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vulcanian. 12. Hot rock deep in the Earth expands and is forced out of the opening of a volcano. As the rock cools it may form which of the following? A) Mountains. B) Glaciers. C) Rivers. D) Sandstone arches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountains. 13. If we said that lava flowed at the same rate as a milkshake, we would say that it has what type of viscosity? A) High. B) Low. C) No. D) Hot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High. 14. Divergent means to A) Pull apart. B) Come together. C) Slide past. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pull apart. 15. Magma is made up of ..... from the mantle mixed with hot gas. A) Lava. B) Plasma. C) Hot water. D) Molten rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Molten rock. 16. A cinder cone volcano ..... A) Is built from layers of lava and volcanic ash. B) Consists primarily of cinders and volcanic rock. C) Composed almost entirely of thin lava. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consists primarily of cinders and volcanic rock. 17. Which of the following is NOT a type of volcano? A) Pahoehoe. B) Shield. C) Cinder Cone. D) Composite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pahoehoe. 18. Lava has what type of properties? A) Runny. B) Soft. C) A solid. D) Yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Runny. 19. A volcano belt that rims the Pacific Ocean A) Belt of Fire. B) Ring of Fire. C) Hat of Fire. D) Earthquake of Fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ring of Fire. 20. A huge hole left behind when a volcano collapses is a ..... A) Sill. B) Caldera. C) Vent. D) Crater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caldera. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesVolcanoes Quiz 1Volcanoes Quiz 2Volcanoes Quiz 3Volcanoes Quiz 4Volcanoes Quiz 5Volcanoes Quiz 6Volcanoes Quiz 7Volcanoes Quiz 8Volcanoes Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books