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प्रश्न
What is the following:
Caldera
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उत्तर १
Caldera is the spacious crater of a volcano created by tremendous eruption. Crater lake in Oregon U.S.A occupies a caldera about 9 kilometers in diameter.
उत्तर २
Caldera: In some volcanoes, the summit of the volcano blows up during a violent explosion resulting in the formation of a large depression called a Caldera. Some calderas may have been formed by the collapse of the summit portion. Calderas are occupied by large lakes. The lake in the caldera is called the crater lake. In the state of Oregon in the United States, there is a caldera which is about 9 km in diameter.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What are ‘Volcanoes’?
What is the following:
Mud volcanoes
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Lava and Magma
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Cinder Cone and Composite Cone
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Fissure-type Volcanoes and Central-types Volcanoes
Answer the following
The vent of a volcano when blocked results in an explosive eruption.
Give reasons for the following:
Earth’s movements have modified the Earth’s surface.
Name one useful feature of vulcanicity other than soil fertility.
Give one word for the following :
The region where there are highest number of geysers and hot springs.
______ belt is known as the “Ring of Fire”.
