Volcanoes

Question 1

What are the three lifestyles of volcanoes?

Answer 1

Active
Dormant
Extinct

Question 2

What is an active volcano?

Answer 2

A volcano that is liable to erupt

Question 3

What is a dormant volcano?

Answer 3

A volcano which has not erupted for many years.

Question 4

What is an extinct volcano?

Answer 4

A volcano that has not erupted for many thousands of millions of years

Question 5

What is an composite volcano?

Answer 5

Shape: traditional cone
Eruption: pyroclastic violent
Lava: quite thick
Example: Fugi

Question 6

What is a shield volcano?

Answer 6

Shape: quite flat
Eruption: gentle
Lava: quite runny
Example: Kilamea

Question 7

What is a cinder volcano?

Answer 7

Shape: cone and crater
Eruption: catastrophic
Lava: thick

Question 8

What is an caldera volcano?

Answer 8

Shape: huge crater
Eruption: catastrophic
Lava: thick
Example: Yellowstone national park

Question 9

Why do people live near volcanoes?

Answer 9

1. Good for farming because volcanic ash increases soil fertility
2. Increases tourism - better economy
3. Precious metals can be found

Question 10

Why don’t people live near volcanoes?

Answer 10

1. They destroy homes and lives
2. Pyroclastic flow causes acid rain
3. Ash can disrupt travel and flight