Science · Earth's structure
Volcanoes and Earthquakes Quiz
Plates, faults, lava, the Ring of Fire and how scientists measure earthquakes.
- 🎓 Grades 4–6
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What is a volcano?
- A A mountain made of ice
- B A crack caused by wind
- C An opening where magma reaches the top
- D A deep hole in the ocean
What is the shaking of the ground caused by moving rock called?
- A An earthquake
- B A tsunami only
- C A tornado
- D A landslide only
What tool records earthquake waves?
- A Anemometer
- B Seismograph
- C Thermometer
- D Barometer
A crack in Earth's crust where rocks move is a…
- A Crater
- B Delta
- C Fault
- D Dune
The point on the surface right above where an earthquake starts is the…
- A Vent
- B Crater
- C Epicenter
- D Focus
The ring of volcanoes and earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean is the…
- A Pacific Circle
- B Ring of Fire
- C Mid-Ocean Loop
- D Ring of Ice
A giant ocean wave caused by an undersea earthquake is a…
- A Hurricane
- B Tsunami
- C Tornado
- D Monsoon
Most earthquakes and volcanoes happen…
- A Near the edges of tectonic plates
- B Only in deserts
- C In the middle of plates only
- D Only near the equator
What is the opening at the top of a volcano called?
- A Crater
- B Fault
- C Delta
- D Core
Which US state is made of islands formed by volcanoes?
- A Hawaii
- B Kansas
- C Ohio
- D Florida
Which Washington volcano erupted in 1980?
- A Mount St. Helens
- B Mount Everest
- C Mount Kilimanjaro
- D Mount Rushmore
Which ancient Roman city was buried by Mount Vesuvius?
- A Venice
- B Cairo
- C Pompeii
- D Athens
A volcano that has not erupted for a long time but could again is…
- A Dormant
- B Active
- C Extinct
- D Shield
A volcano that will never erupt again is…
- A Dormant
- B Extinct
- C Active
- D Erupting
Wide, gently sloping volcanoes like those in Hawaii are…
- A Mesas
- B Glaciers
- C Cinder cones
- D Shield volcanoes
What do scientists who study volcanoes call themselves?
- A Meteorologists
- B Astronomers
- C Volcanologists
- D Botanists
What scale is used today to report the size of large earthquakes?
- A Fahrenheit scale
- B Moment magnitude scale
- C Beaufort scale
- D Mohs scale
What forms where two plates push together over millions of years?
- A Lakes
- B Sand dunes
- C Mountains
- D Deltas
What should you do indoors during an earthquake?
- A Stand by a window
- B Run outside fast
- C Use the elevator
- D Drop, cover and hold on
What mountain range formed when India pushed into Asia?
- A Rockies
- B Andes
- C Himalayas
- D Alps
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