Active Volcanoes Around the World Quiz

Answer: Mexico

The Colima volcano is an active volcano in Mexico. Colima volcano is 4,330 meters (14,206 feet) high. It is a tall cone shape volcano. On June 8, 2005 a huge eruption sent a lot of ash and smoke nearly 5 km (3 miles) into the sky.
The active cone is situated in a large caldera, which means that the land has collapsed. Sometimes it's referred to as a "cooking pot".

Answer: Reunion Islands

A really active volcano is Piton de la Fournaise. It can be found in Reunion. Eruptions do happen almost every year and there is plenty of lava and lots of small eruptions. The height of Piton de la Fournaise is 2,631 meters (8,632 feet). On January 2, 2010, Piton de la Fournaise erupted. That eruption lasted many days.
When eruptions occur the lava builds up along the sides. This action is what is called a shield volcano.

Answer: Costa Rica

The Arenal volcano in Costa Rica. It is a cone shaped volcano with a lot of layers of cooled lava. Arenal volcano stands at 1,670 meters (5,476 feet) high. Lava is spewed out from the crater in a continuously pulsating flow. This volcano was thought to be dormant but in 1968 it erupted. The classification of this volcano is called stratovolcano.

This means that the layers have grown over time from layers of lava, pumice rock, ash and also tephra. Tephra is fragments of material from within the volcano, that are pushed out during an eruption.

This volcano is known to have strombolian eruptions which means low-level.

Answer: Ecuador

Sangay is situated in Ecuador. It is an active volcano which is a towering 5,230 meters (17,159 feet) high. In 2009 some ash soared to an astounding height of 25,000ft.
Much of what occurs in the eruptions of Sangay result in pyroclastic flows, ashfall and lahars. A lahar is a mudflow as well as a flow of rocks and water.

Answer: Guatemala

Pacaya is 2552 meters (8,373 feet) high. It is like a sentinal standing to the south of Guatemala City, Guatemala. In 1965 it erupted with great anger. This volcano had quite an eruption in May, 2010. There was at least 2.5 cm (1 inch) of ash which settled on the airport runway.
An eruption which produces a large column of gas and ash pushing high into the air is called a Plinian eruption. Pacaya is known for this type of eruption which also ejects a lot of pumice.

Answer: Indonesia

Dukono volcano is in Indonesia. It has regular eruptions and lava flows. This volcano is 1185 meters high and has many craters. In 1933 Dukono erupted. Earthquakes and tremors could be felt as far away as 15 km (9 miles). Dukono volcano reaches a height of 1,335 meters (4,380 feet).
There are seven craters on this particular volcano, so any of these can emit its own destructive power.
In 1550 Dukono's eruption measured 3 on what is called the VEI scale (Volcanic Explosivity Index).

Answer: Solomon Islands

Tinakula volcano is in Temotu Province, which is part of the Solomon Islands. It is 851 meters (2,792 feet) high. The crater throws out flaming lava bombs. When an explorer named Alvaro de Mendana sailed past the Solomon Islands, back in 1595, he saw the Tinakula volcano erupt and recorded what he saw.

Answer: Vanuatu

Ambrym Island, Malampa Province, Vanuatu is where Ambrym volcano can be seen. The top of Ambrym volcano has craters that are filled with lava. Even though the volcano appears to have no life, there are plants and bugs there. They actually survive quite well in that acidic land. Ambrym volcano is 1,334 meters (4,377 feet) high.
Since Ambrym volcano, which has two active cones, was formed from pyroclastic eruptions it is called a pyroclastic shield volcano.

Answer: Italy

Mount Etna volcano is an active European volcano. It is on the northeast side of Sicily, Italy. Etna towers at 3,328 meters (10,919 feet) high. The huge cone is nearly 40 km (24 miles) wide.
When it erupts the huge pyroclastic flows deposit a mix of volcanic ash, pumice lapilli and lithic. This mix is called ignimbrite.

Answer: Ethiopia

Erta Ale is in Afar, Ethiopia. It's 613 meters (2,011 feet) high. There is an active lava lake on this volcano, which is actually a rare thing with volcanoes. Erta Ale sometimes has two active lava lakes when one overflows and forms the second one. In the Afar language, Erta Ale is called "smoking mountain". Because of this description it could mean that this volcano has had a long history of eruptions.