COPY: Volcanic Formation and Eruptions

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What is the highest temperature that lava from a volcano can reach?

  • 1,250°C (correct)
  • 800°C
  • 1,000°C
  • 1,500°C

Where is the world's largest active volcano located?

  • Tonga
  • Hawaii (correct)
  • Japan
  • Iceland

What is the name of the volcano that destroyed and buried the town of Pompeii?

  • Mount Vesuvius (correct)
  • Mount St Helens
  • Mount Kilimanjaro
  • Mauna Loa

How many volcanoes on Earth are considered active?

<p>1,900 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is special about the volcano Loihi?

<p>It is an underwater volcano (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the 'Ring of Fire'?

<p>A region that contains 75% of the world's volcanoes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is special about Kilauea?

<p>It has been continually erupting since 1983 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Mount St Helens known for?

<p>Eruping in 1980 with the loss of 57 lives (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the mountain in Tanzania that is a dormant volcano?

<p>Mount Kilimanjaro (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one benefit of volcanic eruptions?

<p>They can produce rich, fertile land (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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