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Coatepeque Caldera - Test
  • 1. What is the native name for Coatepeque Caldera?
A) caldera del sol
B) volcán de los lagos
C) cerro azul
D) kuātepēk
  • 2. In which country is Coatepeque Caldera located?
A) Nicaragua
B) Honduras
C) Guatemala
D) El Salvador
  • 3. What type of volcanic eruptions formed the Coatepeque Caldera?
A) andesitic explosive eruptions
B) dacitic effusive eruptions
C) rhyolitic explosive eruptions
D) basaltic effusive eruptions
  • 4. Between which years did the formation of Coatepeque Caldera occur?
A) 72,000 and 57,000 years ago
B) 50,000 and 30,000 years ago
C) 60,000 and 40,000 years ago
D) 100,000 and 80,000 years ago
  • 5. What geological features formed near the west edge of Coatepeque Caldera since its formation?
A) andesitic stratovolcanoes
B) rhyolitic domes
C) granitic intrusions
D) basaltic cinder cones and lava flows
  • 6. How many rhyodacitic lava domes have formed in Coatepeque Caldera?
A) four
B) eight
C) ten
D) six
  • 7. What is the name of the youngest rhyodacitic lava dome in Coatepeque Caldera?
A) Cerro Azul
B) Cerro Pacho
C) Cerro Blanco
D) Cerro Verde
  • 8. After which year was Cerro Pacho formed?
A) 8000 BC
B) 10000 BC
C) 5000 BC
D) 9000 BC
  • 9. What is the name of the large crater lake in Coatepeque Caldera?
A) Lago de Ilopango
B) Lake Coatepeque
C) Lago de Guija
D) Lago de Suchitlán
  • 10. In which municipality is Lake Coatepeque located?
A) San Salvador municipality
B) Apopa municipality
C) Coatepeque municipality, Santa Ana
D) Santa Tecla municipality
  • 11. What is the area of Lake Coatepeque?
A) 35 square kilometres (14 sq mi)
B) 26 square kilometres (10 sq mi)
C) 15 square kilometres (6 sq mi)
D) 45 square kilometres (17 sq mi)
  • 12. What is the name of the island in Lake Coatepeque that was a Mayan site?
A) Teopan
B) Ilopango
C) Ixtepeque
D) San Antonio
  • 13. What phenomenon causes Lake Coatepeque to change colors from blue to turquoise?
A) pollution levels
B) seasonal algae blooms
C) a cyclical phenomenon
D) changes in water temperature
  • 14. Which ministry is responsible for monitoring the color changes of Lake Coatepeque?
A) Ministry of Tourism
B) Ministry of Health
C) Ministry of Education
D) Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of El Salvador
  • 15. In which years did the color change phenomenon occur in Lake Coatepeque?
A) 1998, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2021
B) 1995, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020
C) 1999, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2020
D) 1998, 2006, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019
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