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Volcanoes - Multiple Choice Quiz

Multiple choice questions about or relating to volcanoes.
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1. Which of these volcanoes is currently active?
Mauna Kea ✓
Mount Fuji ✓
Mount Elbrus ✓
Mount Kilimanjaro ✓
2. Which element, when burning, creates the phenomenon known as blue lava?
Sulphur ✓
Carbon ✓
Sodium ✓
Potassium ✓
Blue lava occurs regularly at the Ijen volcano complex in Indonesia and at Dallol in Ethiopia.
3. Vesuvius last erupted in 79 AD.
True ✓
False ✓
There have been many eruptions since the one that destroyed ancient Pompeii. The most recent eruption occurred in 1944.
4. Which of these was a VEI-6 eruption?
Eyjafjallajökull, 2010 ✓
Mount St. Helens, 1980 ✓
Taal Volcano, 2020-2021 ✓
Mount Pinatubo, 1991 ✓
The Mount St. Helens eruption was VEI-5, while the other two were VEI-4.
5. The highest mountain in Mexico is a volcano.
False ✓
True ✓
Pico de Orizaba is an inactive stratovolcano, and is also the third highest mountain in North America
6. Where is the world's largest lava lake located?
Ethiopia ✓
Indonesia ✓
Japan ✓
D.R. Congo ✓
It is located in the main crater of Mount Nyiragongo.
7. Which of these Greek islands isn't volcanic?
Nisyros ✓
Santorini ✓
Andros ✓
Milos ✓
8. There are active volcanoes in Antarctica.
True ✓
False ✓
There are two, Mount Erebus and Deception Island.
9. Which of these South American volcanoes has the greatest elevation?
Ojos del Salado ✓
Nevado del Ruiz ✓
Chimborazo ✓
Ampato ✓
Ojos del Salado has an elevation of 6,893 metres. While Chimborazo's summit is the farthest point on the Earth's surface from its centre, it is only 6,263.47 metres above sea level. Ampato has an elevation of 6,288 metres and Nevado del Ruiz has an elevation of 5,321 metres.
10. Is Mount Ararat active?
Yes ✓
No ✓
It is currently dormant.
11. Which of these is an extinct volcano?
Mount Cameroon ✓
Paektu Mountain ✓
Teide ✓
Mount Kenya ✓
Mount Kenya last erupted 2.6 to 3.1 million years ago. The other three volcanoes are all active.
12. Which of these volcanoes is on Mars?
Amirani ✓
Semeru ✓
Maat Mons ✓
Pavonis Mons ✓
Maat Mons is the highest volcano on Venus, Amirani is on Io and Semeru is in Indonesia.
13. Where is the volcano that caused the most recent supereruption located?
Philippines ✓
United States ✓
New Zealand ✓
Chile ✓
The Oruanui eruption of Taupo Volcano occurred around 26,500 years ago.
14. Which of these volcanoes is not in the United States?
Mount Hood ✓
Mount Redoubt ✓
Mount Garibaldi ✓
Mount Spurr ✓
It is in Canada.
15. Which of these is not a volcanic rock?
Pumice ✓
Oolite ✓
Scoria ✓
Rhyolite ✓
It is a sedimentary rock formed from spherical grains called ooids.
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