1) Where do we find 75% of the world's volcanoes? a) Antarctic b) Ring of fire c) Japan d) Italy 2) What is more deadly than the lava? a) Rocks and debris falling b) The heat c) Ash cloud d) Tsunami 3) What are the 3 types of volcano? a) Dormant b) Asleep c) Extinct d) Reactive e) Vital f) Active 4) Ben Nevis, in Scotland, is an extinct volcano in the UK. a) True b) False 5) There are currently _____ active volcanoes in the world a) Over 10,000 b) Over 5, 000 c) Under 300 d) Over 1,000 6) Huge pieces of land pushing against each other are called? a) Plates b) Bowls c) Dishes d) Cups 7) People who study volcanoes are called? a) Explorers b) Volcanologists c) Very brave d) Firemen 8) There are lots of volcanoes in the UK a) True b) False 9) The three places volcanoes occur are... a) At 'hot spots' where the Earth's crust is weak. b) One tectonic plate pushes underneath another one. c) Where tectonic plates rub together. d) When two tectonic plates move away from each other. e) When people dig too deep in the Earth's crust. f) When the Earth's crust folds. 10) Volcanoes can erupt underwater a) True b) False

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