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Grade 4 Volcanoes
A cone-shaped landform that can erupt at times is called                .
  1. earthquake
  2. fault
  3. epicenter
  4. volcano
Grade 4 Volcanoes
Which phrase best completes the following sentence? The Hawaiian Islands were formed by                .
  1. folding
  2. volcanoes
  3. glaciers
  4. faulting
Grade 4 Volcanoes
The map shows the major tectonic plates of the world. Volcanoes are more likely to form along the edges of the plates then in the middle of the plates.
Tectonic Plates With Labels
The United States is located on the North American plate. Where in the United States are volcanoes more likely to be a natural hazard?
  1. east coast
  2. west coast
Grade 4 Volcanoes
Molten rock is called        lava        after it reaches Earth's surface.
Grade 4 Volcanoes
After hot magma comes out of a volcano, it is now classified as what?
  1. lava
  2. magma
  3. molten rock
Grade 4 Volcanoes
Dormant volcanoes haven't erupted recently, but they can erupt again.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Volcanoes
These are places on the Earth's surface where gases, ash, and lava spew onto the surface.
  1. volcanoes
  2. mudslides
  3. magma
  4. earthquakes
Grade 4 Volcanoes
A town plans to build a new school. The town is twenty miles from a volcano. The volcano has not erupted for a long time, but scientists say it may erupt in the future.
Volcano - Stratovolcano - Small
Which of the following is the best way to lower the risk to the students in the school if the volcano erupts?
  1. Have an evacuation plan in place.
  2. Listen for storm watches and warnings.
  3. Build the school mostly from wooden materials.
  4. Teach students to move into hallways and away from windows.
Grade 4 Volcanoes
A mountain that forms around an opening in Earth's crust is a                .
  1. valley
  2. fault
  3. volcano
  4. canyon
Grade 4 Volcanoes
Some volcanoes form new                 as plates move apart and magma rises to the surface of the crust.
  1. volcanoes
  2. ocean floor
  3. earthquakes
  4. mantle
Grade 4 Volcanoes
A(n)                 volcano is a volcano that has not erupted for a long time.
  1. dormant
  2. extinct
  3. active
Grade 4 Volcanoes
This landform is a mountain with a hole that sometimes sends out rocks, gases, ash or lava.
  1. cave
  2. valley
  3. hill
  4. volcano
Grade 4 Volcanoes
What is the name of the rocky tube in a volcano through which magma travels?
  1. magma chamber
  2. vent
  3. crater
  4. lava
Grade 4 Volcanoes
Lava cools quickly on Earth's surface.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Volcanoes
Volcano eruptions are always violent.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Volcanoes
When a volcano collapses into itself at its top, it forms a                .
  1. crater
  2. magma chamber
  3. plate
  4. vent
Grade 4 Volcanoes
How a volcano is classified when scientists think it will not erupt again.
  1. active
  2. dormant
  3. extinct
Grade 4 Volcanoes
Volcanoes can be useful to people because volcanoes
  1. add minerals to the soil.
  2. spread ash.
  3. send out lava and gases that are very hot.
  4. cause huge waves.
Grade 4 Volcanoes
An opening in the earth, often raised, through which lava, rock, ashes, and gases are forced out is                .
  1. a volcano
  2. a fault line
  3. an eruption
  4. an earthquake
Grade 4 Volcanoes
A(n)                 volcano has frequent eruptions or shows signs of future eruptions.
  1. active
  2. dormant
  3. extinct
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