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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
Mention its major components volcano.
An opening serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, magma, etc. is called ______.
Mauna Loa in Hawaii is an example of ______.
Earthquake is the shaking or trembling of the Earth’s ______.
Match the following:
| (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 |
Consider the given statement:
Statement I: Volcanoes can also be classified based on the periodicity of eruptions, as Active volcano, Dormant volcano, and Extinct volcano.
Statement II: A lava dome is roughly a circular mound formed due to the slow ejection of viscous lava from a volcano.
Which of the following statements(s) is/are true?
What is the difference between the ‘magnitude’ and the ‘intensity’ of an earthquake?
These waves are the fastest of all the Earthquake waves.
Give reason for the following.
Why did Tsunami occur on 26th December 2004?
Which one of the following processes is a gradational process?
