This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Earth > Volcanoes – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Volcanoes Quiz 24 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which type of volcano has steep angled sides, throws blobs of lava in the air that fall as cinders, and is built over a short period of time? A) Cinder Cone. B) Composite. C) Lava Dome. D) Shield. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cinder Cone. 2. The nearest Composite volcano to Los Angeles is ..... A) Mt. Shasta. B) Mt. Fuji. C) Mt. Kilamanjaro. D) Mauna Loa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mt. Shasta. 3. What type of volcano is Mount St. Helens? A) Caldera. B) Cinder Cone. C) Composite Volcano. D) Shield Volcano. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Composite Volcano. 4. Where can we locate Mt. St. Tomas? A) Kalinga. B) Apayao. C) Benguet. D) Mt.Province. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mt.Province. 5. What is inside a volcano? A) Lava. B) Magma. C) Fire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magma. 6. Wide gentle-sloping mountain from lava pouring out of the vent that hardens on top of previous layers A) Caldera. B) Cinder cone volcano. C) Composite volcano. D) Shield volcano. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shield volcano. 7. I have not erupted in a long time but there is a possibility I will erupt again. What kind of volcano am I? A) Distinct. B) Active. C) Dormant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dormant. 8. What main feature is created in a subduction zone when the plate that is subducted begins to melt? A) Mountains. B) Volcanoes. C) Cracks. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Volcanoes. 9. A tall, cone shaped mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash and other volcanic materials. A) Composite volcano. B) Shield volcano. C) Cinder cone. D) Geyser. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Composite volcano. 10. ..... is the thickness of a liquid or its resistance to flow. A) Felsic. B) Mafic. C) Liquefaction. D) Viscosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Viscosity. 11. Volcanoes are classified as a ..... hazard A) Geomorphological. B) Climatic. C) Tectonic. D) Biological. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tectonic. 12. The weak point in the Earth's crust where hot magma rises and reaches the earth's surface is call the ..... A) Crater. B) Maagma Chamber. C) Main Vent. D) Secondary Cone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Main Vent. 13. Where do most volcanoes in the world occur? A) In the ocean. B) In the middle of a plate. C) At a plate boundary. D) At a hot spot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At a plate boundary. 14. What is liquid rock called within the Earth's surface? A) Core. B) Lava. C) Magma. D) Volcanic ash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magma. 15. A mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools inside the crust is called a A) Neck. B) Dike. C) Lava plateau. D) Batholith. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Batholith. 16. An example of a Cinder Cone volcano is ..... A) Coneapolis. B) Paracutin. C) Mount Rushmore. D) Cindertion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paracutin. 17. A steep-sided volcano formed from layers of lava and ash. A) Strata or composite. B) Shield. C) Cinder cone. D) Fire fountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strata or composite. 18. Molten rocks on the surface of volcanoes are oozing out. Which volcanic material best describes this? A) Magma. B) Lava. C) Pyroclastic material. D) Silica. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lava. 19. A plate boundary where the plates slide past each other in opposite directions A) Indirect. B) Transform boundary. C) Convergent boundary. D) Divergent boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transform boundary. 20. A secondary effect of volcanic activity A) Pyroclastic flows. B) Ash fall. C) Tsunamis. D) Lava flows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tsunamis. ← 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