Earth Science: Volcanoes
Test Quiz
1. What is a volcano?
a. A large storm with very high speed winds
b. A violent shaking of the Earth that occurs when two tectonic plates bump into each other
c. An opening in the Earth's crust where magma erupts to the surface
d. A large cloud that generates rain, hail, and lightning
e. None of the Above
2. What do we call molten hot liquid rock while it is still below the Earth's surface?
a. Magma
b. Igneous
c. Cinder
d. Mauna
e. Lava
3. What do we call molten hot liquid rock once it erupts to the Earth's surface?
a. Magma
b. Igneous
c. Cinder
d. Mauna
e. Lava
4. What kind of rocks are formed when lava from a volcano cools?
a. Metamorphic rocks
b. Igneous rocks
c. Sedimentary rocks
d. Meteorites
e. Magma rocks
5. Which of the following descriptions describes a dormant volcano?
a. A volcano that is currently erupting
b. A volcano that has erupted in recent history
c. A volcano that scientists believe will never erupt again
d. A volcano that has not erupted in a long time, but may erupt again
e. All of the above
6. What type of volcanoes form from wide thin layers of lava?
a. Cinder cones
b. Composite volcanoes
c. Shield volcanoes
d. Lava domes
e. None of the Above
7. What type of volcanoes can sometimes form inside another volcano?
a. Cinder cones
b. Composite volcanoes
c. Shield volcanoes
d. Lava domes
e. None of the Above
8. What type of volcanoes are formed from lava ejected from a single vent at the top, but they don't get taller than around 1,000 feet?
a. Cinder cones
b. Composite volcanoes
c. Shield volcanoes
d. Lava domes
e. None of the Above
9. What type of volcanoes are formed over many years and can grow to mountains of over 8,000 feet tall?
a. Cinder cones
b. Composite volcanoes
c. Shield volcanoes
d. Lava domes
e. None of the Above
10. On what planet is the tallest volcano in the Solar System?
a. Earth
b. Venus
c. Mercury
d. Jupiter
e. Mars
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