Volcanic Wonders
Instructions: Famous volcanoes, eruptions, and volcanic science
- 1.
Which volcanic eruption in 79 AD buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum?
AMount OlympusBMount StromboliCMount VesuviusDMount Etna - 2.
What is the tallest active volcano in Europe?
AMount StromboliBMount VesuviusCEyjafjallajökullDMount Etna - 3.
The 1883 eruption of which Indonesian volcano was one of the loudest sounds in recorded history?
AMount AgungBKrakatoaCMount TamboraDMount Merapi - 4.
What type of volcano has a broad, gently sloping shape built up by fluid lava flows?
ALava domeBStratovolcanoCCinder coneDShield volcano - 5.
Mount Fuji, the iconic symbol of Japan, is what type of volcano?
AStratovolcanoBCalderaCCinder coneDShield volcano - 6.
Which Hawaiian volcano is the largest volcano on Earth by volume?
AMauna LoaBMauna KeaCKilaueaDHaleakalā - 7.
The 1980 eruption of which U.S. volcano caused a massive lateral blast that destroyed its north face?
AMount ShastaBMount St. HelensCMount HoodDMount Rainier - 8.
What is molten rock called when it is still beneath the Earth's surface?
APumiceBMagmaCObsidianDLava - 9.
The 'Ring of Fire' is a horseshoe-shaped zone of volcanic activity around which ocean?
AArctic OceanBAtlantic OceanCPacific OceanDIndian Ocean - 10.
Which Icelandic volcano erupted in 2010, causing widespread disruption to European air travel?
AEyjafjallajökullBKatlaCGrímsvötnDHekla - 11.
What lightweight volcanic rock is so porous that it can float on water?
ABasaltBGraniteCPumiceDObsidian - 12.
The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 led to 1816 being called what?
AThe Year Without a SummerBThe Year of AshCThe Dark YearDThe Great Winter - 13.
Which volcanic island emerged from the sea near Iceland in 1963?
AVestmannaeyjarBSurtseyCGrimseyDHeimaey - 14.
What large depression is formed when a volcano collapses into its emptied magma chamber?
ACraterBFumaroleCVentDCaldera - 15.
Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, is a dormant volcano in which country?
AUgandaBEthiopiaCTanzaniaDKenya