Quiz of Death

1. What is Magma?
A:  Lava
B:  Melted rock inside the volcano
C:  Hard lava

2. What are the three types of volcanoes?
A:  Shield, cinder, lava
B:  Strato, cinder, magma
C:  Strato, shield, cinder

3. What is the most destructive volcano in Washington?
A:  Mt. St. Helen's
B:  Mt. Rainier
C:  Mt. Baker

4. What islands where made by shield volcanoes?
A:  Hawaiian Islands
B:  Japan
C:  Bomin Island

5. What is lava?
A:  Melted rock inside a volcano
B:  Hot melted rock outside the volcano
C:  Magma

6. What type of volcano is formed by hot broken rock, ash and lava?
A:  Composite or Strato volcano
B:  Cinder volcano
C:  Shield Volcano

7. How many people died in the eruption of Mt. St. Helen's?
A:  570 people
B:  57 people
C:  25 people

8. What was the force of Mt. St. Helen's like?
A:  Atomic Bomb
B:  Hydrogen Bomb
C:  Nuclear Bomb

9. How far did the ash reach in the atmosphere?
A:  4,600 feet
B:  46,000 feet
C:  460,000 feet

10. Why did Mt. St. Helen's erupt?
A:  An earthquake
B:  An explosion
C:  An avalanche

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