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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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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.
Match the following
| 1. Endogenetic process | Seismograph |
| 2. Mantle | Subduction Zone |
| 3. Convergent boundaries | Volcanic |
| 4. Earthquake | Pacific Ocean |
| 5. Composite volcano | SIMA |
What are seismic waves?
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 |
Give reason for the following:
A lava dome does not flow from into the vent.
Will more shocks be felt after a strong earthquake?
What is Tsunami Warning System (TWS)?
Give an account tsunami.
Which one of the following processes is a gradational process?
