This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Earth > Volcanoes – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Volcanoes Quiz 6 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Erosion is caused by ..... A) The wind. B) The sun. C) Cold air. D) The stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The wind. 2. What are risks associated with volcanoes? A) Lava can bury, crush, cover, and burn everything in its path. B) It can cause floods and lahars. C) Neither. D) 1 and 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1 and 2. 3. Describes a volcano that is not currently active, but that may become active in the future. A) Extince. B) Hibernation. C) Dormant. D) Sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dormant. 4. Hotspots are found ..... A) At divergent boundaries. B) At convergent boundaries. C) At transform boundaries. D) In the middle of a plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the middle of a plate. 5. Which type of volcano is built by alternating layers of lava flows and ash flows? It can be very explosive. A) Cinder COne. B) Composite. C) Lava Dome. D) Shield. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Composite. 6. They are small, usually less than 300 m high, and are formed near or inside large volcanoes. A) Strato Volcanoes. B) Shield Volcanoes. C) Composite cone volcanoes. D) Cinder Cone volcanoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cinder Cone volcanoes. 7. What is magma called when it reaches Earth's surface? A) Lava. B) Molt. C) Crater. D) Shield. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lava. 8. How are volcanoes related to lahar? A) There is a mudslide in the middle of a volcano. B) Lahars are a hot or cold mixture of water and rocks that flow down the slope of a volcano. C) When a volcano explodes it creates a mudslide. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lahars are a hot or cold mixture of water and rocks that flow down the slope of a volcano. 9. What is an example of a natural disaster? A) A Volcano. B) A light breeze. C) Rain. D) A traffic accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Volcano. 10. Which area is not known for having volcanoes? A) Mid-Ocean Ridges. B) Where Plates Subduct. C) Transform Boundaries. D) Diverging Boundaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transform Boundaries. 11. Hot liquid rock under the Earth's surface is known as A) Lava. B) Solar. C) Magma. D) Ash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magma. 12. What is / are sign(s) that a volcano may erupt soon? A) Earthquake activity in the area. B) Changes in the shape of the volcano. C) Different amounts of gas being produced. D) All of these are signs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are signs. 13. Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of fragments that lava is broken into during an explosive eruption? A) Cinders. B) Slabs. C) Volcanic ash. D) Bombs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slabs. 14. What kind of magma produces violent volcanic eruptions? A) Magma low in silica. B) Magma that is fluid, and runny. C) Magma that is high in gas content. D) Magma rich in iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magma that is high in gas content. 15. What are volcanoes? A) A mountain or hill that shoots lava. B) A very Angry Person. C) Lava. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A mountain or hill that shoots lava. 16. What is it called when large amounts of water covers land that is usually dry? A) Flood. B) Volcanic Eruption. C) Earthquake. D) Landslides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flood. 17. Which of the following terms describes a volcanic 'flow' A) Nuee ardente. B) Lapilli. C) Ash. D) Cinder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuee ardente. 18. Which of these is an example of a constructive and destructive force? A) Erosion. B) Deposition. C) Flood. D) Earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flood. 19. Which phrase best describes a lava plateau? A) Steep-sided mountain. B) Gently sloping mountain. C) Hardened magma in a pipe. D) Volcanic material in valleys. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volcanic material in valleys. 20. What force is responsible for erosion and deposition in landslides? A) Gravity. B) Ice. C) Wind. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gravity. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesVolcanoes Quiz 1Volcanoes Quiz 2Volcanoes Quiz 3Volcanoes Quiz 4Volcanoes Quiz 5Volcanoes Quiz 7Volcanoes Quiz 8Volcanoes Quiz 9Volcanoes Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books