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प्रश्न
What is the following:
‘Ring of Fire’
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उत्तर
‘Ring of Fire’ - It is the belt around the pacific ocean where due to the weak crust 75% of active volcanoes exist forming a huge ‘ring of fire’ phenomenon.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
Volcanic activity is a ______ movement.
What is a volcano?
What is the difference between a dormant volcano and an extinct volcano?
What is called the Pacific Ring of Fire? Why is it called so?
Match the Following:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Vent | (a) An active volcano |
| 2. Extinct | (b) Hot water fountain |
| 3. Geyser | (c) Dead Volcano |
| 4. Mt. Stromboli | (d) An opening in the earth's crust through which lava flows. |
| 5. Cinder Cone | (e) A volcanic landform. |
Fill in the blank below:
A lava ___________is made up of basic lava flows solidified away from the vent.
Explain the various parts of a volcano.
Name the three belts where volcanoes are found.
Describe the materials thrown out during volcanic eruption.
What is a geyser?
Give two of its main characteristics of Geysers
Name a well known geyser.
State two ways in which lava may come out of the earth’s crust giving an example of each type of these volcanic activities.
Give reasons for the following:
Basic lava cones are broader than Acid lava cones.
Give one word for the following :
The funnel shaped hollow at the top of a volcanic cone.
Give one word for the following :
A volcano which has the possibility of erupting in future.
Give one word for the following :
A volcano whose eruption buried and destroyed two Roman towns.
Which type of lavas weather into more fertile soil. Name also one useful feature of volcanicity other than soil fertility.
______ Volcano is known as light house of Mediterranean Sea.
An example for active volcano is ______.
Choose the odd one
Name the three types of volcanoes based on periodicity of eruption.
Iceland, the most active volcanic area is located on the ______.
Choose the odd one
An active volcano, Dormant volcano, Extinct Volcano, Shield volcano
Choose the odd one
Mt. Popa, Mt. Fujiyama, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kenya.
