# Volcanoes and earthquakes

> Grade 3: parts of a volcano, active, dormant, extinct, what causes earthquakes, the Ring of Fire, staying safe.

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- Subject: History & geography
- Level: Grade 3
- Quiz: 16
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## Questions

1. What is the bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano called? (Cliff / Crater / Island / Valley)
   Answer: Crater
2. What is the hot melted rock called after it comes out of a volcano? (Ash / Lava / Mud / Steam)
   Answer: Lava
3. Where is hot melted rock found before it erupts, deep under a volcano? (In the crater rim / In the lava dome / In the magma chamber / On the ash cloud)
   Answer: In the magma chamber
4. Magma is melted rock under the ground, and it is called lava when it reaches the surface.
   Answer: True
5. A volcano that is sleeping and may erupt again one day is called what? (Broken / Dormant / Extinct / Frozen)
   Answer: Dormant
6. A volcano that will never erupt again is called what? (Active / Dormant / Extinct / Rising)
   Answer: Extinct
7. A volcano that erupted last week is called an extinct volcano.
   Answer: False
8. Earthquakes happen when huge pieces of the Earth's crust, called plates, do what? (Fill up with water / Get too hot in summer / Move and push against each other / Spin around very fast)
   Answer: Move and push against each other
9. What name do we give to the huge pieces of rock that make up the Earth's surface?
   Answer: Tectonic plates
10. The Ring of Fire is an area around which ocean? (Arctic Ocean / Atlantic Ocean / Indian Ocean / Pacific Ocean)
   Answer: Pacific Ocean
11. Many volcanoes and earthquakes happen in the Ring of Fire.
   Answer: True
12. What shape is the Ring of Fire?
   Answer: A horseshoe (a U shape)
13. During an earthquake indoors, what is a safe thing to do? (Drop, cover and hold on under a table / Run outside quickly / Stand by a window / Use the lift)
   Answer: Drop, cover and hold on under a table
14. Name one thing that is good to keep in an emergency kit.
   Answer: Water, food, a torch or a first aid kit (any sensible answer)
15. What is the name of the scientist who studies volcanoes? (A botanist / A meteorologist / A volcanologist / An astronomer)
   Answer: A volcanologist
16. What should you do after the shaking stops and you are told it is safe? (Follow an adult's instructions and leave calmly / Go back to play inside / Hide under the bed / Run to the tallest building)
   Answer: Follow an adult's instructions and leave calmly