Volcano Trivia Quiz-2
32 Questions
Settings
-
+
If you fancy yourself a geology fanatic and are up to answering specifically designed questions that gauge your knowledge on the subject, try out this quiz. It is a simple set of questions to jot your mind up.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
- A.
Mantle
- B.
Crust
- C.
Outer Core
- D.
Inner Core
- E.
Land
- 2.
- 3.What is the name of magma that has escaped onto Earth's surface
- 4.This is where the volanic materials that erupt are stored?
- 5.
- 6.What is a thick liquid that flows out of the volcanoes called?
- 7.How can lava affect rocks
- 8.
- 9.Which is thicker, the continental crust or the crust beneath the ocean?
- 10.How thick is the mantle
- 11.What is the outer core made of?
- 12.What is the inner core made of?
- 13.Hot melted rock within the earth is called?
- 14.Why does magma rise slowly through the mantle?
- 15.
- 16.What might happen if the central vent of a volcano becomes blocked
- 17.What forms the black sand beaches of Hawaii
- 18.The earth's crust is made of about how many sections of solid rock, each of which is called a plate
- 19.Why does the earth's picture change
- 20.
- 21.In a convection current, ___________ material rises, while ____________ material sinks
- 22.What happens when a hot spot stays put but the plate above it keeps moving
- 23.What might happen to the new volcano Loihi, near the Hawaiin Islands
- 24.There are about how many active volcanoes?
- 25.What is the ring of fire and which plate does it surround?
- 26.The sliding of one plate under another is called what?
- 27.What is happening to the floor of the Atlantic Ocean due to movement of the plates under the ocean?
- 28.How does the great pressure of the ocean water change the rising magma?
- 29.
- 30.How is it different when a volcano erupts under water as opposed to when it erupts above ground?
- 31.
- 32.What is the Ring of Fire and where is it located
Back to top