Volcano Jeopardy

1. Volcano Jeopardy

2. Hot Stuff Eruptions Interesting Facts Vocabulary Volcano Heights 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 Volcano Jeopardy

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4. Hot Stuff for 100 The Roman God of fire is called ______. A –Vulcan B –Romano C –Pompeii

5. Hot Stuff for 200 Volcanoes that erupt underwater form _________. A –strong ocean currents B –a tsunami C –islands

6. Hot Stuff for 300 Pressure and ___________ underneath the Earth’s surface causes the magma to erupt. A –shifting of rocks B –insects C –earthquakes

7. Hot Stuff for 400 A(n)________________ forms outside the volcano when magma turns into lava. A –smoke B –dust C –ash cloud

8. Hot Stuff for 500 What country was almost entirely formed by volcanoes? A –Australia B –Japan C –Ireland

9. Eruptions for 100 What is the name of the volcano in Italy that destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum? A –Mount St. Helens B –Mount Vesuvius C –Mount Pinatuba

10. Eruptions for 200 This volcano was dormant for 500 years and erupted in 1991. A –Vesuvius B –Hollyrock C –Pinatuba

11. Eruptions for 300 This volcano is located in Central Java, Indonesia and erupted in June 2006. A –Merapi B –Cleveland C –Pompeii

12. Eruptions for 400 The Klickitats, a local native American tribe, named this volcano Louwala-Clough which means ‘smoking or fire mountain.’ A –Mount Vesuvius B –Mount St. Helens C –Mount Pinatuba

13. Eruptions for 500 This volcano’s ash could be seen as far as the most eastern part of the United States. A –Mount St. Helens B –Mount Cleveland C –Mount Wrangell

14. Interesting Facts for 100 What is the name of the largest volcano in the world? A –Mauna Loa B –Mount St. Helens C –Pinatuba

15. Interesting Facts for 200 What is the name of the most active volcano? A –Marapi B –Kilauea C –Vesuvius

16. Interesting Facts for 300 Louwala-Clough means _____________. A –love and peace B –power and strength C –fire mountain

17. Interesting Facts for 400 The Klickitats are a ______________. A –traveling circus B –Native American tribe C –group of students

18. Interesting Facts for 500 The Klickitats named Mount St. Helens ____________. A –Louwala-Clough B –Hoola-bula C –Konichiwa

19. Vocabulary for 100 A _________ is a special kind of mountain with an opening or vent at the top. A –geyser B –water spout C –volcano

20. Vocabulary for 200 This means to ‘burst’ out. A –erupt B –implode C –direct

21. Vocabulary for 300 A hill with a pointed top is called a _____________. A –ant hill B –mountain C –valley

22. Vocabulary for 400 Molten rock found outside of the volcano is called ___________. A –lava B –magma C –ash

23. Vocabulary for 500 Molten rock found inside the earth is called ___________. A –lava B –magma C –ash

24. Volcano Heights for 100 How tall is the largest volcano in the world? A –4,169 kilometers B –1,290 kilometers C –3,327 kilometers

25. Volcano Heights for 200 The height of Mount St. Helens is_____________. A –2,000 meters B –2,550 meters C –4,875 meters

26. Volcano Heights for 300 The height of Mount Vesuvius is ___________________. A –1,281 meters B –2,914 meters C –2,550 meters

27. Volcano Heights for 400 What is the name of the tallest volcano on earth? A –Pinatuba B –Mount St. Helens C –Mauna Loa

28. Volcano Heights for 500 Mount Vesuvius is ______________ meters. A –1,281 B –1,486 C –2,914

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