Volcanoes Quiz 21 (20 MCQs)

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1. What island do we know has a volcano erupting today?

Correct Answer: A) Hawaii.

2. Mt. Fuji in Japan is an example of a .....

Correct Answer: B) Composite volcano.

3. Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering and erosion?

Correct Answer: A) Fire.

4. Lava can form a what?

Correct Answer: D) Mountains.

5. An explosion driven by stream produced when groundwater is hatred due to an underlying heat source.

Correct Answer: C) Phreatic.

6. I have recently erupted and there is a strong possibility I will erupt soon. What kind of volcano am I?

Correct Answer: B) Active.

7. Which volcanic eruption led to climate change in 1815?

Correct Answer: D) Tambora.

8. The volcano in Iceland erupted and when the magma cooled it became

Correct Answer: D) Ash.

9. This volcano is built by layered flows, quiet eruptions, explosive eruptions, and pyroclastic flows.

Correct Answer: A) Composite.

10. Composite Volcanoes are formed by .....

Correct Answer: A) Explosive eruptions.

11. Earth is made up of ..... layers.

Correct Answer: C) 4.

12. The belly of the Volcano is called

Correct Answer: C) Magma chamber.

13. Magma fills this part of the volcano

Correct Answer: B) Chamber.

14. Lava begins as

Correct Answer: C) Magma.

15. When a volcano erupts, it can spew which of the following?

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

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

Correct Answer: B) Igneous.

17. Rhyolitic magma is rich in .....

Correct Answer: A) Silica.

18. Tall, cone-shaped mountains made of both cooled lava layers and layers of ash are called

Correct Answer: B) Composite volcanoes.

19. Silica is made up of

Correct Answer: B) Oxygen and silicon.

20. A lava flow with a surface of rough, jagged blocks and sharp, angular projections is called a(n) .....

Correct Answer: B) Aa flow.