Kīlauea Caldera - Quiz
Kīlauea Caldera
  • 1. What is the Hawaiian name for the Kīlauea Caldera?
A) Halemaʻumaʻu
B) Hawaiʻi
C) Kīlauea Iki
D) Kaluapele
  • 2. What type of volcano is Kīlauea?
A) Cinder cone
B) Lava dome
C) Shield volcano
D) Stratovolcano
  • 3. What is the official gazetted name of the caldera?
A) Halemaʻumaʻu Crater
B) Kaluapele
C) Kīlauea Crater
D) Kīlauea Caldera
  • 4. What is the extreme length of the Kīlauea Caldera?
A) 1.95 mi
B) 2.93 mi
C) 7.85 mi
D) 4.14 mi
  • 5. What is the extreme width of the Kīlauea Caldera?
A) 2.93 mi
B) 4.14 mi
C) 7.85 mi
D) 1.95 mi
  • 6. What is the area of the Kīlauea Caldera?
A) 4.14 mi2
B) 7.85 mi2
C) 2.93 mi2
D) 1.95 mi2
  • 7. Where is the active pit crater Halemaʻumaʻu located?
A) At the northern center
B) Near the southwestern edge
C) At the exact summit point
D) At the eastern edge
  • 8. How were the walls of the caldera formed?
A) Tectonic plate collision
B) Explosive volcanic eruption
C) Down-sinking of the caldera floor
D) Glacial erosion
  • 9. What primarily covers the floor of the caldera?
A) Lava flows
B) Volcanic ash deposits
C) Deep lake water
D) Dense rainforest
  • 10. What is the name of the road that circles the Kīlauea Caldera?
A) Volcano Highway
B) Crater Rim Drive
C) Summit Access Road
D) Caldera Loop
  • 11. How long is Crater Rim Drive?
A) 7.85 mi
B) 4.14 mi
C) 2.93 mi
D) 11 mi
  • 12. When was the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory established?
A) 1912
B) 1919
C) 1820
D) 1982
  • 13. Which other geographic feature is circled by Crater Rim Drive?
A) Halemaʻumaʻu
B) The Pacific Ocean
C) Mauna Loa
D) Kīlauea Iki
  • 14. Which of these years saw an eruption from the Kīlauea Caldera?
A) 1982
B) 1990
C) 1960
D) 1950
  • 15. What is the circumference of the Kīlauea Caldera?
A) 11 mi
B) 1.95 mi
C) 7.85 mi
D) 2.93 mi
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