🌋 Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. What is a volcano?

A mountain where hot melted rock comes out of the Earth

A type of earthquake

A deep hole in the ground

2. What is magma?

Cold water underground

Hot melted rock beneath the Earth's crust

Solid rock on the surface

3. Which layer of the Earth contains magma?

The crust

The mantle

The core

4. What are tectonic plates?

Giant pieces of the Earth's surface that move slowly

Types of volcanoes

Underground rivers

5. Which of these are parts of a volcano? (Tick all that apply)

Magma chamber

Crater

Vent

Swimming pool

✏️ Part 2: Fill in the Blanks

6. Complete these sentences about volcanoes:

a) When tectonic plates move _______ or push together, magma can rise through cracks to form a volcano.

b) The opening at the top of a volcano is called the _______.

c) Hot melted rock underground is called _______, but when it flows out of a volcano it is called _______.

d) Mount Etna is a famous volcano in _______.

7. Name one famous volcano you have learnt about:

🎨 Part 3: Draw and Label

8. Draw a simple volcano and label these parts: crater, vent, magma chamber, lava flow

9. Explain in one sentence why volcanoes erupt:

10. What did you find most interesting about volcanoes today?

Volcano Formation Worksheet

Volcano Formation Worksheet

🌋 Part 1: Multiple Choice

✏️ Part 2: Fill in the Blanks

🎨 Part 3: Draw and Label

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