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प्रश्न
What is the following:
Mud volcanoes
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उत्तर १
Mud Volcanoes — A volcanic cone made of the mud due to the eruption of muddy water is called a mud volcano.
उत्तर २
Mud volcanoes : If water which erupts in a volcano is muddy then a conical mound of mud is formed within a creater at the top. This is known as a mud volcano. Such mud volcanoes are found in New Zealand Sicily and other areas of volcanic activity.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What is‘magma’?
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Lava and Magma
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Laccolith and Lapolith
Match the items given in Column A with the correct ones in Column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. A Rift valley lake | (a) Deccan Trap region of India |
| 2. A horst | (b) Fujiyama |
| 3. A basic lava sheet | (c) Tanganyika |
| 4. Composite cones | (d) Black forest plateau |
| 5. An active volcano | (e) Corndon Hill |
| 6. A Batholith | (f) The Alps |
| 7. A Phaccolith | (g) Upland of Britain is France |
| 8. A young Fold mountain | (h) Stromboli |
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.
Give reasons for the following:
Earth as a whole does not expand.
Distinguish between the following pairs of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Magma and Lava
How the theory of plate tectonics has explained the formation of mountains like Himalaya or Alps and of the volcanic islands.
The upper part of the earth’s crust ______.
