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प्रश्न
Explain the effects of Volcanoes.
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उत्तर
Effects of volcanoes can be given under two groups as constructive effects and destructive effects.
- Constructive Effects:
- Volcanic materials enrich the soil fertility that promotes agricultural activities.
- The hot volcanic regions helps in generating geothermal energy.
- Many dormant and active volcanoes are the most attractive tourist spots of the world.
- Most of the volcanic materials are used as building materials.
- Destructive Effects:
- Volcanic eruption causes earthquakes fast floods and mud slide and rock fall.
- Lava can travel very far and bum, bury or damage anything in its path.
- The large amount of dust and ash makes breathing hard and irritable.
- Volcanic emptions can alter the weather conditions and disrupt transport (Iceland volcanic emption) in and around the volcanic region.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The movement of plates that creates stress and tension in the rocks causing them to stretch and cracks result in ______.
______ refers to a bowl-shaped depression found at the top of the volcano.
Statement I: Mountain ranges are formed by the collision of tectonic plates
Statement II: The movement of tectonic plates is due to the thermal energy from the mantle.
On the given outline map of the world, mark the following:
Pacific Ring of fire
The collision with the Eurasian Plate along the boundary between India and Nepal formed ______ Plateau.
An opening serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, magma, etc. is called ______.
Mauna Loa in Hawaii is an example of ______.
Volcanic eruption causes ______.
Match the following:
| (a) | Convergent Boundary | (i) | Away from each other |
| (b) | Divergent Boundary | (ii) | Tectonic Plates |
| (c) | Transform Boundary | (iii) | Towards each other |
| (d) | Huge slabs of rocks | (iv) | Folding |
| (e) | Lateral compressional forces | (v) | Horizontally past each other |
Explain the major components of a volcano.
