Asian Volcanoes Knowledge Quiz – Test the Details
This Asian volcanoes knowledge quiz covers Mount Fuji, Krakatoa, Tambora, Pinatubo, Mayon and Bromo. Ten questions test the details of the eruptions, cones and calderas of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
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Philippines
Which Philippine volcano is famous for its near-perfect cone?
Philippines
Which 1991 eruption cooled global temperatures by about half a degree Celsius?
Indonesia
Which volcano sits inside the Tengger caldera on Java?
Indonesia
Which Javanese volcano is one of the most active in Indonesia and its name means mountain of fire?
Japan
When did Mount Fuji last erupt?
Indonesia
Which volcano's 1883 eruption created a new island called Anak Krakatau?
Philippines
Which volcano sits on an island inside a lake inside a larger island?
Indonesia
Which volcano is famous for blue fire from burning sulfur?
Japan
Which active Japanese volcano sits across the bay from Kagoshima?
Russia
Which volcano is the highest active volcano in Asia?
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Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions
- Q1: Which Philippine volcano is famous for its near-perfect cone?
Answer: Mount Mayon
Mayon is one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines and is admired for its symmetrical shape.
- Q2: Which 1991 eruption cooled global temperatures by about half a degree Celsius?
Answer: Mount Pinatubo
Pinatubo sent about 15 million tonnes of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere.
- Q3: Which volcano sits inside the Tengger caldera on Java?
Answer: Mount Bromo
Visitors watch sunrise over Bromo's smoking crater surrounded by a sea of sand.
- Q4: Which Javanese volcano is one of the most active in Indonesia and its name means mountain of fire?
Answer: Merapi
Merapi erupts frequently and threatens the nearby city of Yogyakarta.
- Q5: When did Mount Fuji last erupt?
Answer: 1707
The Hōei eruption spread ash as far as Edo, now Tokyo.
- Q6: Which volcano's 1883 eruption created a new island called Anak Krakatau?
Answer: Krakatoa
Anak Krakatau, child of Krakatoa, rose from the sea in 1927.
- Q7: Which volcano sits on an island inside a lake inside a larger island?
Answer: Taal
Taal Volcano lies in Taal Lake on Luzon and erupted in 2020.
- Q8: Which volcano is famous for blue fire from burning sulfur?
Answer: Ijen
Kawah Ijen's blue flames are visible at night, and miners carry sulfur by hand from its crater.
- Q9: Which active Japanese volcano sits across the bay from Kagoshima?
Answer: Sakurajima
Sakurajima erupts small amounts of ash almost daily, and locals carry umbrellas against it.
- Q10: Which volcano is the highest active volcano in Asia?
Answer: Klyuchevskaya Sopka
Klyuchevskaya Sopka in Kamchatka rises about 4,750 meters and erupts frequently.
Asian Volcanoes Knowledge Quiz – Asia's Ring of Fire
Asia has more active volcanoes than any other continent, most of them along the Pacific Ring of Fire. Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines and Russia's Kamchatka sit where ocean plates sink beneath others, creating magma.
Volcanoes have shaped history. Tambora's 1815 eruption caused the Year Without a Summer, Krakatoa's 1883 blast was heard thousands of kilometers away and Pinatubo cooled the planet in the early 1990s.
Millions of people live near volcanoes because the soil is rich. Scientists monitor earthquakes, gases and ground swelling to warn communities before eruptions.
What This Quiz Teaches
This quiz is for science fans and travelers interested in Asia's volcanoes.
- Which volcano has a perfect cone
- How Pinatubo affected climate
- What Anak Krakatau is
- Where blue fire appears
- Which volcano is Asia's highest
Did You Know?
- Indonesia has around 130 active volcanoes.
- Mount Agung is Bali's highest peak.
- Aso in Japan has one of the largest calderas.
- Taal Lake once connected to the sea.
- Mount Kerinci is Indonesia's highest volcano.
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