Volcanoes and earthquakes

Worksheet: Volcanoes and earthquakes

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Answer the questions.

1. What is the bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano called?
   a) Cliffb) Craterc) Islandd) Valley
2. What is the hot melted rock called after it comes out of a volcano?
   a) Ashb) Lavac) Mudd) Steam
3. Where is hot melted rock found before it erupts, deep under a volcano?
   a) In the crater rimb) In the lava domec) In the magma chamberd) On the ash cloud
4. Magma is melted rock under the ground, and it is called lava when it reaches the surface.
   a) Trueb) False
5. A volcano that is sleeping and may erupt again one day is called what?
   a) Brokenb) Dormantc) Extinctd) Frozen
6. A volcano that will never erupt again is called what?
   a) Activeb) Dormantc) Extinctd) Rising
7. A volcano that erupted last week is called an extinct volcano.
   a) Trueb) False
8. Earthquakes happen when huge pieces of the Earth's crust, called plates, do what?
   a) Fill up with waterb) Get too hot in summerc) Move and push against each otherd) Spin around very fast
9. What name do we give to the huge pieces of rock that make up the Earth's surface?
10. The Ring of Fire is an area around which ocean?
    a) Arctic Oceanb) Atlantic Oceanc) Indian Oceand) Pacific Ocean
11. Many volcanoes and earthquakes happen in the Ring of Fire.
    a) Trueb) False
12. What shape is the Ring of Fire?
13. During an earthquake indoors, what is a safe thing to do?
    a) Drop, cover and hold on under a tableb) Run outside quicklyc) Stand by a windowd) Use the lift
14. Name one thing that is good to keep in an emergency kit.
15. What is the name of the scientist who studies volcanoes?
    a) A botanistb) A meteorologistc) A volcanologistd) An astronomer
16. What should you do after the shaking stops and you are told it is safe?
    a) Follow an adult's instructions and leave calmlyb) Go back to play insidec) Hide under the bedd) Run to the tallest building