Where is Kilauea, the world’s largest active volcanic mass?
Alaska
Mexico
Honduras
Hawaiian Islands
The name of which dormant volcano on the island of Hawaii, when translated, means “White Mountain”?
Mauna Loa
Mauna Kea
Kilauea
Puu Kukui
Which peak is the highest active volcano in Europe?
Eyjafjallajökull volcano
Mount Etna
Vesuvius
Stromboli volcano
In which country is Mayon Volcano located?
United States
Japan
Peru
Philippines
In what U.S. state is Pavlof Volcano located?
Oregon
California
Alaska
Florida
What kind of volcanic eruption, considered the least explosive, is characterized by effusions of molten basaltic lava that flow from long parallel fissures?
Strombolian
Hawaiian
Icelandic
Pelean
Which volcano destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 CE?
Vesuvius
Mount Tambora
Eyjafjallajökull volcano
Mount Etna
When did the last eruption of Japan’s Mount Fuji take place?
1995
1898
1707
1645
The phrase “Ring of Fire” refers to what phenomenon?
typical caldera shape
pattern of lava flow
ash falls
circum-Pacific chain of volcanoes
Which of the following is not a volcano?
Mount Everest
Vesuvius
Kilimanjaro
Mount Katmai
Volcanoes can be active, dormant or extinct. Approximately how many active volcanoes are there across the surface of our planet?
5,000
50
1,500
500
What is the name of the area where an estimated 75% of the Earth’s volcanoes are located?
The Ring of Fire
The Ring of Rocks
The Ring of Water
The Ring of Steam
What type of minerals does magma contain?
Iron
Magnesium
Calcium
All of the above
What kind of energy do volcanoes produce?
Wind energy
Geothermal energy
Light energy
Thermal energy
Which of these animals live in volcanoes?
Jellyfish
Shrimp
Sharks
All of the above
How much of the planet’s land do volcanic islands make up?
5%
20%
75%
50%
What are Stratovolcanoes also called?
Shield volcanoes
Composite volcanoes
Supervolcanoes
Volcanic Cones
What is the upper cup or saucer-shaped depression of the volcano called?
Vent
Crater
Cinder
Dome
What is the narrow opening of the Volcano called?
Crater
Vent
Dome
Cinder
Which among the following defines Pyroclastics correctly?
Rocks composed solely or primarily of volcanic materials
Gases which are non toxic arising mainly from volcanic materials
Flowing Lava
Magma
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