Vocabulary
What is a synonym for catastrophe in this sentence?
Good planning helped to avoid a catastrophe.
a) tightening
b) ceremony
c) scramble
d) disaster
d) disaster
The following question has two parts. First answer part A. Then, answer part B.
Part A
Which of these statements about volcanoes is true?
a) Their eruptions are creative.
b) Their eruptions are destructive.
c) Their eruptions are both creative and destructive.
d) Their eruptions are most likely to create mountains.
Part B
Which sentence from the article best supports your answer for Part A?
a) Volcanoes even make mountains underwater.
b) But even gentle lava flows are hard to halt.
c) A creative eruption can start with the ground swelling a tiny bit each year.
d) Most volcanoes have both destructive and creative eruptions.
c) Their eruptions are both creative and destructive.
d) Most volcanoes have both destructive and creative eruptions.
What are magma and lava?
Magma and lava are both melted rock.
Which of these words means to spread slowly?
a) rally
b) seep
c) mold
d) haul
Which adjective best describes the smell of lava?
a) stinky
b) gooey
c) sweet
d) hot
a) stinky
What is the first sign that a volcano is going appear?
The first sign a volcano may appear is when the ground starts to bulge out.
What does the word magma most likely mean in this sentence?
Magma moved down the side of the volcano.
a) melted rock
b) icy slush
c) lots of bugs
d) water and mud
a) melted rock
How does magma move from deep within the earth to the surface?
a) It bubbles up to a river or stream and then flows out.
b) It rises in a tube to an opening in the surface.
c) It forms a mountain and then seeps out the bottom.
d) It becomes a gas and floats into the air before cooling off.
b) It rises in a tube to an opening in the surface.
What happens when lava hits the ocean?
When lava hits the ocean the water steams and cools down the lava to make hardened rock.
What does the word majestic mean in this sentence?
A majestic tree was at the edge of the lake.
a) splendid
b) leafy
c) frozen
d) lonesome
a) splendid
Where does the selections say a volcano might secretly erupt?
a) within a swamp
b) beneath a city
c) under a glacier
d) inside a cave
c) under a glacier
Can creative eruptions be stopped?
Creative eruptions cannot be stopped.
What is a synonym for destructive in this sentence?
A destructive forest fire happened last year.
a) natural
b) gleaming
c) damaging
d) mysterious
c) damaging
What is the most dangerous volcano called in the selection?
a) super volcano
b) gigantic eruption
c) scarred land
d) dome volcano
a) super volcano
Do people ever get close to volcano eruptions?
People do get close to volcano eruptions because the lava flows slowly.