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🌋 Volcanoes & Earthquakes – Year 4
Geography · Year 4 (KS2) — the Earth's layers, parts of a volcano, tectonic plates and why earthquakes happen
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What is the name of the Earth's outer layer, the one we live on?
Mantle
Inner core
Crust
Outer core
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What do we call melted rock once it has come out of a volcano onto the Earth's surface?
Lava
Ash
Magma
Crust
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A volcano has not erupted for a very long time, but it could erupt again one day. What type of volcano is it?
Extinct
Shield
Active
Dormant
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In AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried a Roman town in ash. What was the town called?
Rome
Pompeii
Venice
Florence
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The Earth's crust is broken into huge pieces that slowly move. What are these pieces called?
Craters
Fault lines
Continents
Tectonic plates
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In a volcano, what is the name of the main pipe that carries magma up from the magma chamber?
Vent
Crater
Cone
Crust
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The Ring of Fire is a horseshoe-shaped area with many volcanoes and earthquakes. Which ocean does it go around?
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
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Which layer of the Earth is the hottest?
Outer core
Inner core
Mantle
Crust
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What causes most earthquakes?
The Moon pulling on the Earth's rocks
Strong winds pushing hard against the ground
Tectonic plates suddenly slipping past each other
Heavy rain soaking deep into the ground
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What does the Richter scale measure?
How strong an earthquake is
How hot the lava is
How long an earthquake lasts
How tall a volcano is
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