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Which country is home to the most volcanoes?

Italy
Japan
United States
Indonesia

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What is the name of the volcano that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD?

Mount Vesuvius
Kilauea
Krakatoa
Mount Etna

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What is the term for molten rock beneath the Earth's surface?

Magma
Tephra
Ash
Lava

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What is the largest active volcano on Earth?

Mount Vesuvius
Osorno Volcano
Yellowstone Caldera
Mauna Loa

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What is the term for a volcano that has not erupted in recorded history but may still erupt in the future?

Dormant volcano
Active volcano
Supervolcano
Extinct volcano

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Which volcanic eruption in 1883 produced the loudest known sound ever and was one of the deadliest in history?

Krakatoa
Mount Pelée
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Tambora

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What is the term for a large volcanic crater formed by the collapse of a volcano after an eruption?

Vent
Dome
Crater
Caldera

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Which volcano erupted in 1815, causing the Year Without a Summer in 1816?

Mount Tambora
Krakatoa
Mount St. Helens
Sakurajima

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In which U.S. state is the volcano Mount St. Helens?

Milky Way over Mount St. Helens, Washington state

Michigan
Kentucky
Colorado
Washington

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Where in the world would you go to see Arenal Volcano?

Myanmar
Costa Rica
Marshall Islands
Liechtenstein

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Does Antarctica have any active volcanoes?

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True or false: Alaska has the most active volcanoes of any state in the United States.

False
True

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Which Central American country is often referred to as 'the country of lakes and volcanoes'?

Nicaragua
Belize
El Salvador
Costa Rica

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Which European island is home to Europe's highest volcano, Mount Etna?

Tenerife
Sicily
Corsica
Crete

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The highest mountain and volcano in the Solar System is on which planet?

Jupiter
Pluto
Mars
Earth

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Which type of volcano is characterized by gentle slopes and non-explosive eruptions?

Shield volcano
Stratovolcano
Caldera
Cinder cone

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What is the name of the volcanic rock that is light and porous due to trapped gas bubbles?

Obsidian
Pumice
Basalt
Granite

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What is the name of the volcanic glass that forms when lava cools rapidly?

Obsidian
Granite
Pumice
Basalt

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Which volcano is the highest peak in Africa?

Mount Kenya
Mount Elgon
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Meru

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Which volcano is located in Iceland and famously disrupted European air travel in 2010?

Fagradalsfjall
Grímsvötn
Hekla
Eyjafjallajökull

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