Volcano Quizzes, Questions & Answers

Is Joe Versus the Volcano or Dante’s Peak your favorite flick? Do you know your Mount Vesuvius from your Mount Saint Helens and your Krakatoa from your Kilauea? Are you bursting with the knowledge of when Mount Pinatubo, Mount Tambora and Mount Pelée last erupted? Can you pronounce Eyjafjallajokull? If so, this section of quizzes is for you.

How many active volcanoes are there in the world? Which one is most likely to erupt next? What effect does an ash cloud have on global weather? What do you do in case of an eruption? Only one percent of our planet is solid rock...the rest is oozing beneath our feet and waiting for a chance to erupt. Learn more and test your knowledge of magma, lava, ash, molten rock, famous peaks and frightening eruptions in our Volcano quizzes, and show off your explosive skills. The heat is on!

Top Trending Quizzes

Trivia Quiz: Volcanoes Ultimate Questions! Test

Questions: 21 | Attempts: 15981 | Last updated: Oct 18, 2024

Sample Question
The Ring of Fire refers to the volcanoes that are

Located in Africa

Located at hot spots

Located around the borders of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding continents

Earthquakes And Volcanoes Quiz

There are a lot of occurrences that occur on the earth surface that can be very disastrous in high levels. Earthquakes are usually as a result of shifts in the tectonic plates and volcanoes allow for hot lava, volcanic ash, and...

Questions: 7 | Attempts: 8913 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2025

Sample Question
What is the ritcher scale

A device that measures the number of earthquakes

A device that measures the intensity of a earthquake

A device that measures the name of a volcano

What Kind Of Volcano Are You?

A Quiz to correlate your temper with a type of volcano... for fun...

Questions: 6 | Attempts: 3705 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2022

Sample Question
How frequently do you lose your temper to some degree?

Every Day

Weekly

Monthly or several times a year

I haven't lost it YET

I can't remember the last time

Volcanoes - Chapter 9

Test your knowledge on volcanoes and where they form, why some volcanoes are explosive, what kind of landforms are produced by volcanic eruptions, and where volcanoes can be found in the solar system.By Grant Richards, Katrina...

Questions: 53 | Attempts: 908 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

Sample Question
Most of the athenosphere is _____ because of the pressure exerted by the lithosphere above it.

Water

Liquid

Solid

Cooler

Learn More About Volcano Quiz

Quiz to determine knowledge of volcanoes. Types, locations, and eruptions are covered.

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 919 | Last updated: Jan 17, 2024

Sample Question
The ancient Greeks believed volcanoes were the gods showing their power. What have scientists learned about volcanoes?

They really are related to supernatural activity

They are tunnels leading to the center of the Earth

They are always caused by transform plate boundaries

They are vents in the crust that let out molten rock, steam, and debris

Recent Quizzes

World Volcano Eruptions Quiz

Embark on a fascinating exploration of Earth's dynamic forces with our "World Volcano Eruptions Quiz." Test your knowledge of volcanic phenomena that have shaped landscapes and captivated humanity throughout...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 67 | Last updated: Dec 6, 2023

Sample Question
Which volcano eruption in 1815 had a global impact?

Mount Tambora

Mount Vesuvius

Mount St. Helens

Krakatoa

Bill Nye Volcanoes Quiz

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 149 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2023

Sample Question
In an active lava field, lava flows downhill in channels called ________.

Skylights

Lava vents

Lava tubes

Lava subways

Paricutin Test 2 Ch.4-8

Paricutin Test 2 ch.4-8

If you fancy yourself a geology fanatic and are up to answering specifically designed questions that gauge your knowledge on Paricutin, try out this quiz. It is a simple set of questions therefore it will be easy to answer.

Questions: 61 | Attempts: 109 | Last updated: Jan 24, 2024

Sample Question
Lava flows are typically finer grained than intrusive igneous rocks. Why?

Intrusive magma is cooler because it is well insulated by the surrounding rock.

Intrusive magma flows onto the Earth's surface and cools very slowly, allowing many small mineral grains to grow.

The extrusive magma cools quickly so the mineral grains do not have time to grow.

The extrusive magma, because it is deep below the surface, cools very slowly, producing very small mineral grains.

Volcanoes Facts! Test Your Knowledge! Trivia Quiz

Volcanoes Facts! Test your Knowledge! Trivia Quiz

A volcano is a unique mountain or a hill with a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have already been propelled from the earth’s crust. This quiz on volcanoes explains what...

Questions: 22 | Attempts: 675 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023

Sample Question
Most shield volcanoes have grown from the ocean floor to form ______________.

Islands

Dikes

Tectonic plates

Canyons

What Is A Volcano?

What Is a Volcano?

This quiz is made based on the learning in Learning Set 5.3, What Is a Volcano.

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 487 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023

Sample Question
What is one way volcanoes are created?

Asteriod impact

The result of an earthquake

Pressure building up in the mantle

Scientists really don't know