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प्रश्न
What is a Volcano?
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उत्तर
- A volcano is a vent or an opening on the surface of the Earth crust through which hot solid, liquid and gaseous materials (magma) erupt out.
- It erupts from the earth’s interior, to the surface.
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The movement of plates that creates stress and tension in the rocks causing them to stretch and cracks result in ______.
What are seismic waves?
The movement of tectonic plates is due to ______ energy from the mantle.
Earthquake is the shaking or trembling of the Earth’s ______.
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| (a) | Active Volcano | (i) | Mt. Kilimanjaro |
| (b) | Dormant Volcano | (ii) | Strata Volcano |
| (c) | Extinct Volcano | (iii) | Mt. St. Helens |
| (d) | Composite Volcano | (iv) | Mt. Fuji |
| (e) | Shield Volcano | (v) | Mauma loa |
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What do the internal processes generate?
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Distinguish between:
Atmosphere and Biosphere.
Give an account tsunami.
