This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Earth > Volcanoes – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Volcanoes Quiz 4 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Most of the lava on Earth's surface came from ..... A) Rifts. B) Shield volcanoes. C) Cinder cone volcanes. D) Composite volcanoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rifts. 2. What is an extinct volcano? A) Sleeping volcano. B) Cone volcano. C) A dead volcano. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A dead volcano. 3. The Hawaiian Islands are made up of mostly ..... volcanoes. A) Shield. B) Composite. C) Cinder cone. D) Magma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shield. 4. A volcano that hasn't erupted in a long time. A) Dead. B) Hot spots. C) Ring of fire. D) Dormant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dormant. 5. The word "quake" means to ..... A) Shake. B) Pressure. C) Spin. D) Plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shake. 6. What is the resistance of a liquid, such as lava, to flow? A) Elasticity. B) Pyroclasticity. C) Silica. D) Viscosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Viscosity. 7. Why is a shield volcano called a shield volcano? A) Because its cool. B) Because its made of rock. C) Because it looks like warrior's shield lying on the ground. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it looks like warrior's shield lying on the ground. 8. An eruption that occurs when gas-rich (high water content), pasty (high silica content) lava accumulates to form a dome on the volcano edifice or beneath its surface; consequently, the dome bursts with explosive violence. A) Pelean. B) Phreatomagmatic. C) Vulcanian. D) Phreatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pelean. 9. A weak to violent eruption characterized by lava fountains and outbursts of molten lava. A) Plinian. B) Strombolian. C) Vulcanian. D) Phreatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strombolian. 10. A major belt of volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean. A) Mid-ocean ridge. B) Caldera ring. C) Tectonic line. D) Ring of Fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ring of Fire. 11. The smallest lava fragments produced by an explosive eruption A) Ash. B) Cinders. C) Bombs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ash. 12. It refers to volcanoes that have not erupted for at least 10 000 years and are not expected to erupt again in the future. A) Active. B) Potentially active. C) Inactive. D) Volcanic island. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inactive. 13. The most common type of volcano is a ..... A) Shield. B) Cinder cone. C) Composite. D) All volcanoes are most common. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Composite. 14. Which of the following is the shape of a volcanic island? A) SHIELD. B) CINDER. C) CALDERA. D) COMPOSITE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SHIELD. 15. At what type of boundary would you likely find a composite cone? A) Divergent. B) Convergent. C) Transform. D) Hotspot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convergent. 16. Volcanoes are found along: A) Convergent plate boundaries. B) Divergent plate boundaries. C) Both A and B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 17. Which of the following terms are used to describe a volcano that may erupt at any time? A) Dormant volcano. B) Active volcano. C) Extinct volcano. D) Shield volcano. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Active volcano. 18. Because the ash was in the air what could not fly? A) Birds. B) Balloons. C) Airplanes. D) Kites. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Airplanes. 19. Which is the least dangerous volcanic hazard? A) Lava. B) Pyroclastic flow. C) Lahar. D) Tsunami. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lava. 20. A mixture of hot ash, lava, rock and gases pouring down the side of a volcano A) Pyroclastic. B) Lava. C) Minerals. D) Lahar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pyroclastic. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesVolcanoes Quiz 1Volcanoes Quiz 2Volcanoes Quiz 3Volcanoes Quiz 5Volcanoes Quiz 6Volcanoes Quiz 7Volcanoes Quiz 8Volcanoes Quiz 9Volcanoes Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books